Once a Poor Girl in a Big Family—Now She’s a Country Music Icon at 77
In the beginning of this gripping story, a small girl, one of twelve siblings, was born on a cold day in 1946 in the Tennessee highlands. Her siblings loved her and thought she was the most beautiful baby of them all, despite the difficulties of her upbringing.
The family’s close-knit relationship acted as their fulcrum during the difficult times, offering comfort and fortitude in the face of hardship. Despite the fact that the girl was raised in a large family and frequently talked about their lack of wealth, neighbors denied this, claiming that their situation was no different from that of other people in the neighborhood.
She attributes her accomplishments to the combination of her mother’s creativity and spirituality and her father’s commercial…
