She isn’t just a blond bombshell whose incredible looks mesmerized millions over the years, but also a strong woman with an incredible personality with a sense of humor and a big heart who has always spoken openly about everything in her life. And that is one of the reasons why her career spans that many years.

This country music legend who is a songwriter, businesswoman, and humanitarian among the rest, has given the world of country music a lot over the years.

Born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, as one of 12 children, Dolly Parton‘s family struggled to make ends meet at times, but they were very close and the children grew up in a loving home where music was always present.

Her father was a share cropper and the family lived in a tiny cabin so she and her siblings spent most of their time playing outside.

“We were dirt poor but wonderfully joyful,” she once said of her family.

Dolly first saw a toilet when she was eight years old, while visiting her aunt’s place. She recalled that she was afraid to use it because she thought it would suck her down.