"Several of my brothers and sisters came to live with me early on in my life. But she wasn't the only Parton to do so. ... Robert Parton Siblings. However, by the time Dolly turned 5 in 1951, Lee had acquired his own parcel of land in Sevier County, Tenn., which he used to farm tobacco and raise livestock. It didn't sell many copies, and the group disbanded. "And he just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention. Last but not least we have Dolly's siblings who … He is a celebrity Businessperson, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Singer. The video for the song got some MTV airplay but was otherwise a commercial flop, despite Freida promoting it with a scantily-clad pictorial for Playboy. His death preceded that of 80-year-old Avie Lee four months later. "All things are hard, but that is what makes your memories. Larry, one of Dolly's younger brothers, tragically died in 1955, shortly after he was born. Just like Dolly, 73, several of the Parton sisters delved into singing and acting. Beginning in his early 20s, Floyd Parton toiled as a songwriter in the Nashville country music scene for years. Not all of the Parton siblings felt a need to pursue music professionally or get a taste of the fame and limelight that had so enriched certain members of their family. Not yet 20, she married Mark Andersen, part of Dolly's backing band, and together they'd collaborate on "Sing for the Common Man," a track which appeared on her sister's 1980 album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs. David Parton, Coy Parton, Robert Lee Parton . Between 1982 and 1988, she played Doralee Rhodes Brooks on the popular TV show, Nine to Five. The parents of Randy Parton are Avie Lee Owens, Robert Lee Parton. He has 11 siblings: Dolly Parton, Rachel Dennison, Willadeene Parton, Cassie Nan Parton, David Wilburn Parton, Freida Estelle Parton, Floyd Parton, Larry Gerald Parton, Robert Lee Parton, Coy Denver Parton, and Stella Parton. Aside from Dolly Parton being a country music legend, the singer has always been the fourth of 12 children to Avie Lee Caroline and Robert Lee Parton, with her father being a … In 1975, she released one of her biggest hits, "I Want To Hold You In My Dreams Tonight.". More than a decade younger than her celebrity sister, Freida Parton left the family home in Tennessee at age 13 to go live with Dolly Parton in Nashville. Floyd also wrote songs for George Jones and two of his other musically inclined family members, Stella and his twin sister, Freida. "I thought she could be a star the first time I heard her in that kitchen," he said. While Dolly Parton was storming her way up the country charts over and over again in the 1960s and 1970s, her younger sister, Stella Parton, was right there behind her. He was the younger brother of Dolly and Stella Parton and the older brother of actress Rachel Dennison. "My mother, through the years, when we were born, since there were so many of us, used to say, 'This one is gonna be you baby,'" Parton told reporters at a 2015 press event (via Fox News) promoting Coat of Many Colors, the TV movie about her childhood in Tennessee. The superstar country singer announced on January 21 that her brother Randy tragically passed away … Released in 1980, the film earned $103 million, meaning it was popular enough for ABC to adapt it into a sitcom in 1982. Stella Parton. He and Dolly's mother, Avie, gave birth to 12 kids. His the best movie is Dolly Parton & Friends. Dolly Parton's rise to become the benevolent queen of media was a three-pronged process. Unfortunately for parents, Avie Lee and Robert Lee Parton, Larry died as an infant at only 4 days old when Dolly was only 9 years old. As Parton became a major star in the 1970s, Owens continued to strike it big as a songwriter, penning tunes for the likes of Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Crystal Gayle, and Kris Kristofferson. Dolly Parton's brother Randy dead at 67 after battle with cancer. It's not that the enchanting singer is forever single — she's been married to first and only husband Carl Dean since 1966, a man who doesn't want to have anything to do with show business. His parents were Bessie (Rayfield) and Walter Parton. When Parton got a bit older, she started writing songs with Owens, and they landed a deal with Combine Music, then formed their own music publishing company, Owe-Par.