“I ve lost my beloved Uncle Bill Owens,” she captioned a black and white photo of herself and Bill. “I knew my heart would break when he passed, and it did.”
The Queen of Nashville went on to remember her uncle, who she credited for kick-starting her career in country music.
“He was there. there in my young years to encourage me to keep playing my guitar, to keep writing my songs, to keep practicing my singing,” she recalled. “And he was there to help build my confidence standing on stage where he was always standing behind me or close beside me with his big ol red Gretsch guitar.”
Dolly Parton Says Her Heart Breaks in Moving Eulogy to Late Uncle Bill Owens
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Dolly Parton says her heart is broken following death of uncle who inspired her music
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I knew my heart would break when he passed | Dolly Parton posts eulogy after death of Billy Earl Owens
Dolly said that Owens stood beside her throughout her career writing music, strumming his guitar and helping her dreams come true. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:37 AM EDT April 8, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Throughout most of Dolly Parton s career, one man was at her side Billy Earl Owens. On Wednesday, she announced that he passed away at 85 years old. I bet a lot of our own relatives don t even know all of the great things that Uncle Bill did behind the scenes through his life, Dolly said in a post on her Facebook page. But the greatest thing he ever did for me was to help me see my dreams come true and for that, I will be forever grateful.