Bill Owens, uncle and musical mentor to Dolly Parton, dies

over 4 years in Washington Times

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died. He was 85. Parton's publicist confirmed his death on Wednesday, and Parton wrote a lengthy eulogy for her ...

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