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

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

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

The woman Dolly Parton brought to life in her song "Jolene" is perhaps one of country music's most famous fictional ...

One of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits was inspired, in part, by her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean. The country music icon said ...

Dolly Parton revealed that the inspiration for her iconic song, Jolene, came from two sources - the bank clerk that wouldn’t ...

Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ was famously inspired by her late husband, Carl Dean, but she wrote several other songs about him ...

Simplicity is key to the song’s appeal. “It’s just the same word over and over,” Parton told NPR. “Even a first-grader or a baby can sing, 'Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene'. It's like, how hard can ...

Here's how Dolly Parton's relationship with Carl Dean in their early years of marriage played a role in the creation of one of her most iconic songs.

Dolly Parton's hit ballad Jolene was loosely inspired by a woman who had a crush on her husband, Carl Dean. Check out the ...

Dolly Parton has paid tribute to her husband, Carl Dean, following his death aged 82. The country music legend met her first ...

Dolly Parton's iconic song 'Jolene' was actually inspired by a woman who had on a crush on her late husband Carl, who she was ...