Dolly Parton's hit song was released in October 1973 and has since been covered by dozens of musicians. She previously said ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband for nearly 60 years and the man whose flirting inspired her classic hit "Jolene," has died.

Carl was the love of Dolly’s life before he died in 2025. Learn more about the couple’s private relationship and whether or ...

How Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean inspired her hit song ‘Jolene’ – and how he felt about it - Country music icon’s husband ...

She wrote the hit 1973 song after a bank teller caught the eye of Dean, who died on Monday. She attributed its success to its simplicity and the universal emotions it evokes.

Dolly was 18 years old when she met Carl outside a laundromat in Nashville, and he went on to inspire her global hit “Jolene.

When we talk about country music, we have to talk about Dolly Parton. The iconic American singer announced on Monday the ...

Carl Thomas Dean, husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, has died. He was 82. Parton shared the news on Monday in a ...

Mr. Dean, who inspired songs including “Jolene” and “From Here to the Moon and Back,” was known to shy away from the ...

The "9-5" singer met Dean outside a laundromat on the first day she arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring singer.