Dolly Parton might have a lavish life now , but the country legend grew up in a humble one-bedroom cabin in Appalachia as one of 12 kids. There is a complicated truth about Dolly's 11 siblings . But the relationship between Dolly and her younger sister, Freida Parton, seems relatively simple — and fueled by a loving connection.

Freida and twin brother Floyd Estel Parton are the youngest children of Robert Lee and Avie Lee Parton. Although she and Dolly are 11 years apart, the sisters seem very close, as Dolly is with all of her siblings. In an interview from Time Life's "Dolly: The Ultimate Collection," the "9 to 5" hitmaker underscored her family's bond. "When I got my own TV show I thought, 'I'm most definitely going to have my family on before I bring all these big celebrities becau

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