Dolly pens a heartwarming farewell for her Uncle Bill Owens upon his passing. Billy Earl Owens: Sept. 28, 1935-April 7, 2021 I’ve lost my beloved Uncle Bill Owens. I knew…
Dolly dedicates the Uncle Bill Owens room at Dollywood
March 23, 2013Dolly honors one of her longest and most beloved supporters, her Uncle Bill Owens with the Uncle Bill room in her Chasing Rainbows Museum Dolly credits her Uncle Bill Owens…
Cas Walker Show – Dolly’s First Radio & TV Show
July 8, 1956Dolly’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…
Owe-Par Publishing Company
November 18, 1966Dolly and Uncle Bill Owens start Owe-Par Publishing Company After their contract with Combine Music ended, Dolly and Uncle Bill made a strategic move to start their own publishing company….
Mercury Records and Tree Publishing
June 26, 1962Dolly 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…