Younger siblings can sometimes be annoying and Dolly Parton knew exactly what this felt like. Out of her eleven siblings, Dolly was the third eldest, so she had eight younger siblings, per Oldest. While each of them probably got on the “9 to 5” singer’s nerves, Stella Parton felt she was the one that irritated the musician the most. According to the Daily Mail, Stella revealed in her memoir, “Tell It Sister Tell It: Memories Music and Miracles,” how at a young age, Dolly always seemed to be bothered by her presence. She shared, “One of my earliest memories is of Dolly’s impatience with me because I couldn’t come up with a satisfactory line in one of these early collaborations. I think I was always a pain in her neck.”
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As Dolly and Stella got older, they continued to have problems, especially because Stella pursued music just like her older sister. Having two Partons in the music industry caused a rift between the two, and Stella revealed that Dolly even asked her to change her last name, per Daily Mail. She recalled the “Jolene” singer telling her, “Well Stella, if you are going to sing then you need to change your name.” Despite all the pushback to pursue music, Stella never listened to her haters, even if it was her sister. According to Country Thang Daily, Stella has had 30 songs hit the charts and has won several awards for her music.
