In a 2019 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Dolly Parton shared just what motivated one of her most beloved songs—and ...
One of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits was inspired, in part, by her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean. The country music icon said ...
The woman Dolly Parton brought to life in her song "Jolene" is perhaps one of country music's most famous fictional ...
Dolly Parton revealed that the inspiration for her iconic song, Jolene, came from two sources - the bank clerk that wouldn’t ...
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 ...
Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.