Avie Lee

American singer-songwriter, mother of Dolly Parton, and seamstress of a "Coat of Many Colors."
Born October 5, 1923, Lockhart, South Carolina; died December 5, 2003, Sevierville, Tennessee (age 80). Married Robert Lee Parton August 17, 1929.

Mother of Jeff Owens (10).

Recorded a gospel album with her daughters Willadeene, Stella and Cassie in 1968 as "The Parton Family," provided back-up vocals on Dolly's recording of "Applejack," and made a small number of solo recordings in the 1970s and 1980s.