with the original writer’s full consent, and whose name appears in the song credits. Where Parton sang “Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene/ I’m begging of you, don’t take my man/ Jolene ...

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.

“Jolene” has since become an enduring hit, with the original version ranked 63rd on ... t Parton’s only song inspired by Dean. She also sang about him in her 2012 song, “From Here to ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's Husband of Nearly 60 Years Who Inspired 'Jolene,' Dies at 82 Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her ...

Carl Dean, Parton’s husband of nearly 59 years, died at 82. His interaction with a bank teller who had a “terrible crush” inspired one of Parton’s most enduring hits.

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 ...