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Randy Parton began his career in the shadow of his older sister Dolly, but he soon stepped into the spotlight, building an impressive musical resume of his own. Over four decades, he carried his family’s musical legacy forward as a backing musician, songwriter, solo artist, and all-around entertainer.

By the time Freida Parton was a teenager and ready to make her own music, her big sister Dolly’s career was well underway, not to mention the musical careers of many other family members. While Freida drew from the same inspirational well as her aunts, uncles, siblings, and cousins, the resulting musical brew was of her own making. “The mountains are in me, in my blood and my whole being,” Freida says. “But I’ve always written and performed both rock and country songs.”