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Randy Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, the eighth of twelve children [1] born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000). He was a younger brother of singer-songwriters Dolly and Stella Parton and an older brother of former actress Rachel Parton George.
Bill Owens was born on September 28, 1935, in Sevier County, Tennessee, the seventh of eight children of Rev. Jacob “Jake” Robert Owens 1899- 1992 and Rena Kansas Valentine Owens 1902-1968. His sisters included Avie Lee (mother of Dolly Parton) and Dorothy Jo Owens Hope, who also collaborated musically with Parton.
Dolly's mom, Avie Lee Parton, who died in 2003, is featured on several songs, as are other late relatives, including her uncle Bill Owens and aunt Estelle Owens Watson, plus brothers Floyd and Randy.
She got her musical talents from her mother Avie Lee Owens Parton’s side of the family. Avie Lee filled their East Tennessee home with music by singing hymns, folk songs and traditional mountain ...
Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, [1] the sixth of 12 children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000). Dolly Parton is her elder sister by three years. [4] When Stella was seven, she and Dolly appeared on a Knoxville television program, and two years later she debuted on radio.
Dolly Parton is mourning the loss of a beloved member of her family.. On Friday, Nov. 15, the country singer's brother David Wilburn Parton passed away at the age of 82. The news was confirmed by ...
Parton was raised in the Church of God. She is the youngest of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000). As well as Dolly Parton, her other celebrity siblings include older brother, entertainer Randy and sister Stella Parton. [1]
Then, right before the pandemic, Parton approached Owens and said, “we need to get together and start trying to get all this information (and) material together,” he recalls. Because Owens had already been working on a family story, specifically tied to his grandfather's fiddle, they teamed up for what is now “Smoky Mountain DNA.”