After High School
Interestingly, it was not her childhood passion of singing which helped her climb the stairs of success, rather it was songwriting. As mentioned before she was a woman of many talents and once again proved her mettle in the field of songwriting. Despite the fact that she wrote two hit songs named “Put It Off Until Tomorrow” and ” Fuel the Flame” with her uncle Bill Owens, she still had the hidden desire of singing her own songs. The fact that she moved to Nashville after completing her graduation from Sevier County High School in 1964, proves how determined she was to make a career in singing.