Jolene. Jolene. Jolene.' I said ... It was nominated for the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy award twice. The first time for the original recording in 1975, and the next year for a live ...

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.

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 ...

More than 50 years after Dolly Parton released one of her most famous songs, we're still singing about Jolene. Beyoncé put her own fiery spin on Parton’s classic 1973 country song “Jolene ...

which includes a reimagining of the original story from Parton's song. On Friday, Parton celebrated the new track on social media, writing in a post: "Wow, I just heard Jolene. Beyoncé is giving ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. He was 82. According to a statement provided to ...

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 ...