In a 2019 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Dolly Parton shared just what motivated one of her most beloved songs—and ...

The singer's hit song was released in October 1973, and was inspired by a woman who had a crush on her husband, Carl Dean, ...

Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.

“Jolene.” Still, to call it a cover feels disingenuous, because it’s more like a modern reimagining of the tale given the updated lyrics and more direct vibe than the original. The country ...

Beyoncé didn’t do a straightforward cover of “Jolene” on her new album Cowboy Carter. Instead, the singer interpolated Dolly Parton’s original hit country song and added her own lyrics ...

“Jolene” is Dolly Parton’s signature song, released in 1973, telling the story of a woman pleading with a beautiful rival named Jolene not to take her man. It tells The song’s memorable ch ...

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.

Jolene. Jolene. Jolene ... The first time for the original recording in 1975, and the next year for a live recording.

The country music star, 79, has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene," in which she begs the beautiful title woman not to take her man, was inspired by a real bank teller's interactions with her ...

courtesy Dolly Parton Dolly Parton's famed ballad, "Jolene," was "loosely based on a little bit of truth" by a woman who had a crush on the singer's late husband, Carl Dean. Dean's death was ...