Fred Foster signs Dolly and Uncle Bill Owens to Combine Music and Monument Records While Uncle Bill Owens had been touring with Carl and Pearl Butler playing guitar, Dolly had…

Standing (left to right): Randy, David, Willadeene, Rachel, Dolly, Avie Lee, Robert LeeSeated (left to right): Cassie, Stella, Denver, Frieda, Floyd, Bobby Reverend Jake Owens, Mrs. Avie Lee’s father, standing…

of young love. “Girl Left Alone” written by Dolly, her Aunt Dorothy Jo Owens and Uncle Bill Owens appeared on side B. Dolly and her grandmother, Rena Owens, took a…

Dolly Parton and her Uncle Bill Owens are signed to Tree Publishing and Dolly gets a recording deal with Mercury Records in 1962. Dolly and her Uncle Bill Owens shared…

Dolly’s Uncle Bill Owens helps land her first radio and television gig on Cas Walker Show on WIVK Radio in Knoxville, Tenn. Dolly’s natural talent and drive didn’t escape the…