Five Fun Facts About Dolly Parton on Her 75th Birthday
She Was Born REALLY Poor According to Eastern Sevier County, Parton's father Robert Parton paid the doctor who helped deliver her with a sack of oatmeal. Parton grew up in a small, 1-bedroom cabin in Sevierville, which you can still visit today. She's Got Guinness Records She Doesn't Ride the Rides at Dollywood Parton entered the theme park business by opening Dollywood in 1986. The theme park welcomes more than a million visitors a year. But you won't find her on the rides. "I don't ride the rides. I never have," the singer told The New York Times. "I have a tendency to get motion si...