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

The origin story for ‘Jolene’? Dolly Parton’s husband and another woman’s ‘terrible crush’ One of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits was inspired, in part, by her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean.

Dolly Parton's husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82, helped birth one of the most iconic songs of her career. The country music star, 79, has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene," in ...

(AP) — Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly ... He inspired Parton's classic, "Jolene." Parton told NPR in 2008 that she wrote the song about a flirty a bank teller who seemed to take ...

Dolly Parton shared her thoughts on collaborating with singer Sabrina Carpenter on their duet version of the pop star’s hit ...

When Dolly Parton joined forced with Sabrina Carpenter to collaborate on “Please Please Please,” the country legend said she ...

Dolly Parton's husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82, helped birth one of the most iconic songs of her career. The country music star, 79, has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene," in which ...