Comments on: Dolly Parton’s Childhood Home in Tennessee

By: Billy Simons

Billy Simons — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:08:34 +0000

Tell ole Dolly that I got her beat. She only had a lousy 11 in her family. Well I got her beat by two. There was 13 in my family and I am the youngest one. And I’m 53. I have a sister that is 73.
There was 8 boys and 5 girls. But 3 have passed away. So there’s only 10 left. 7 boys and 3 girls. And tell Dolly that we play music too. We had a band in Maryland called the Counry Souls. I
played bass, my brother Larry played lead guitar, my brother Roger played piano and organ, and my brother Ronnie played rhythm
and sang. I sang too and my brother Roger sang. We used to tell the drummer that we had another brother named Jerry who was coming to Maryland to play drums. We were a lot like Dolly’s family. We were poor more than we were rich. But we had a lot of fun growing up. We still get together and talk about the old times. We were all raised in a three room house. My brother Junior
was 22 years old when I was born in 1956. I had sisters that were pregnant the same time my mother was pregnant with me. So I have nephews that are almost as old as I am. I heard old Porter died.
I used to listen to him and Dolly when I was growing up. We all thought they sounded so good together. My mother and father liked to listen to them sing. We used to watch Porter’s show all the time. I still like to hear Dolly sing. She has a great voice. She
was a little country gal that hit the bigtime. People make fun of us hillbillies but the real truth is they love us. Bye Youall

By: maddi

maddi — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:16:52 +0000

hey i am a BIG fan
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u were on hannah montana

By: shahbeen

shahbeen — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:05:16 +0000

i am speechless,…….all i can say is that we all have so much to thank God for,…..i dont know tht much about dolly,..but after seeing these pictures all i can say is that im so proud of her,….

By: Dad

Dad — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:09:26 +0000

These are some fascinating photos!

By: Dana Hammond

Dana Hammond — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:36:16 +0000

I just wrote about my own Polly Parton experiences. I lived in Tennessee for the first 30-something years of my life, so got to be pretty well acquainted! Anyways, I mentioned your blog in my post, so you should check it out! Thanks for all your fun writing!
http://thevacationer.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/flashback-dolly-parton-days/

Dana

By: Reba Carlisle-Gurley

Reba Carlisle-Gurley — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:04:29 +0000

When you are a child and have “less than” or feel “less than” you usually do “less than”. Dolly deserves a lot of credit but somewhere in that young life there was someone who really made her believe she was “MORE THAN” or could do “MORE THAN”. No how much talent and how many gifts, someone has to teach you that you are worth to open them and show them. That someone speaks with the voice of God.

Thanks to whomever did the speaking and thanks, Dolly, for listening.

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Flashback to my Dolly Parton days… « The Vacationer — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:06:13 +0000

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By: mamacita

mamacita — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:30:40 +0000

This is a really neat post. She really seems like such a genuine, sweet lady. I love that she is proud of her past and of her family as well.

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By: Lani ~ The Wooden Porch

Lani ~ The Wooden Porch — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:11:25 +0000

Wow, wow, wow. This home is so tiny!! I love stories like Dolly’s.