Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

On Monday (March 10), Judd announced her first-ever greatest hits tour, including fan-favorite songs from her days in The Judds as well as solo hits like "No One Else on Earth" and "Tell Me Why." ...

In Japan, Billy Joel’s 1978 album 52nd Street became the first album released on CD in conjunction with the debut of the CDP-101. However, it was not the first CD ever pressed. That goes to ABBA ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton has released a breathtaking new ballad in tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean. Dean, who was Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday.

Carl Dean on the cover, which is pretty cool and it’s one of my favorites of her album covers too for so many reasons. It’s so sad that their beautiful, decades-long marriage is over, and I can only ...

Dolly Parton's late husband served as inspiration for one of the country music star's biggest hits. Carl Dean, who died March ... Grammy-winning "Cowboy Carter" album, broke the top 10 of the ...

Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Billy Ray Cyrus and his ex-wife Tish are both thinking about longtime friend Dolly Parton after the death of her husband, Carl Dean The "Jolene" singer, 79 ...

It was Parton’s devotion to her husband that spawned one of her biggest hits, 1973’s Jolene, which was inspired by a red-headed bank teller Dolly worried was infatuated with Dean. In 2018 ...

Dolly Parton's signature hit Jolene was inspired by a stunning bank teller who had been partial to her spouse Carl Dean, who died Monday at the age of 83. The 78-year-old music legend made the ...

Billy Joel didn’t really intend to enter the ... Joel suddenly found himself recording a debut album. The logic was that the only way that he could receive the necessary exposure for his songs ...

Dolly Parton’s late husband Carl Dean served as the inspiration behind one of her greatest hits. Parton loosely wrote “Jolene” about a bank teller who had a crush on Dean.