Bill Owens (September 28, 1935 – April 7, 2021) was an American country music songwriter. He was the uncle of

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

. Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 800 songs. He wrote the song “Put It Off Until Tomorrow" with Parton. The song won the 1966 BMI Song of the Year award. He mentored his niece, Dolly Parton, and taught her chords on the guitar and took her around places to sing. Parton said, "He saw early on that that I was serious about my singing".

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* 1935 births 2021 deaths Dolly Parton American country songwriters {{US-songwriter-stub