Dolly Parton grew up poor, in shacks without heat or running water. Her family didn’t have much, but they did have a collection of homemade, makeshift instruments lying around. Parton describes her family as “musical,” particularly on her mother’s side. She grew up listening to her mother sing folk songs “from the Old World.” It wasn’t long until young Parton began writing music and playing her family’s homemade instruments … Continue reading How Dolly Parton Learned to Play Guitar