Randle Huston Parton (December 15, 1953 – January 21, 2021) was an American country music singer-songwriter, actor, and businessman.
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Early life
Randle Huston Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, the eighth of twelve children 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 (1946–2026) and Stella Parton and an older brother of former actress Rachel Parton George. He had a daughter, Heidi Parton.
Career
Parton was the first person to record the song "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" in 1982. Two years later, in 1984, the band Alabama recorded it, and it became the group's 12th straight No. 1 single. Also in 1984, Parton sang a song for the Rhinestone soundtrack, and his sister Dolly starred in the film. He also played bass for his sister.