Bill Owens (songwriter)
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Bill Owens (September 28, 1935 – April 7, 2021)[1] was an American country music songwriter. He was the uncle of Dolly Parton.[2] Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 800 songs.[3]
He wrote the song “Put It Off Until Tomorrow" with Parton. The song won the 1966 BMI Song of the Year award.[4] He mentored his niece, Dolly Parton, and taught her chords on the guitar and took her around places to sing.[5] Parton said, "He saw early on that that I was serious about my singing".[5]
References[]
- ^ "Bill Owens, Dolly Parton's uncle and musical mentor, dead at 85". Fox23. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ KRISTIN M. HALL (April 7, 2021). "Bill Owens, uncle and musical mentor to Dolly Parton, dies". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Dolly's Mentor Bill Owens Passes". April 8, 2021.
- ^ Clouse, Allie (April 7, 2021). "Bill Owens, a songwriter and environmentalist, has died, niece Dolly Parton says". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ^ a b Carroll, Nicole (October 7, 2020). "Dolly Parton". No. Vol. 116, No. 281. The Tennessean (Nashville). USA Today. p. 2–F. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
External Links[]
- Bill Owens discography at Discogs
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