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Tragic Details About Dolly Parton

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There's no denying that Dolly Parton is an American institution and a country music legend. But despite her distinguished career as a singer, writer, actor and director, Dolly has endured an incredible number of challenges and tragedies throughout her life. From her humble beginnings to her early struggles to her darkest moments, here's the tragic real-life story of Dolly Parton.

Dolly Parton was born in 1946 in a one-room cabin in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, the fourth child of an illiterate sharecropper and a housewife who birthed 12 kids before the age of 35. Life wasn't exactly easy for the Parton family. The nights were excruciatingly cold, she shared a bed with her younger siblings and the children often had to wash in a river using soap they made themselves. But Parton isn't bitter about her hard-scrabble roots. In fact, she told People magazine that she's grateful for the lessons her parents taught her in thrift and financial responsibility. She said:

"No matter how much money I make, I'll always count my blessings quicker and more often than I count my money."

Luckily, Parton's wild and free-ranging childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has provided endless songwriting inspiration. One of her first big hits, "Coat of Many Colors," tells the story of a coat a mother lovingly sews for her daughter out of donated rags. The coat draws mockery from the girl's schoolmates, but she knows that, while her family might be short of money, they're at least rich with love. It's no surprise that story has its roots in Parton's own childhood.

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The bad old days | 0:20
Bluegrass to bubblegum | 1:20
Rejection and success | 2:22
Breaking up | 3:11
Mother to many | 4:17
Dumb blonde | 5:14
Targeted by the KKK | 6:25
Month of mourning | 7:15
Rollercoaster ride | 7:55
Her darkest hour | 8:56
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