Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.

Carly Pearce covered Dolly Parton hit "Jolene" during the "Opry 100" special, while Reba McEntire led an all-star tribute to the singer.

Dolly Parton's husband Carl Thomas Dean ... Parton appeared on the album in an interlude prior to the "Jolene" cover, saying, "You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about?

Dolly Parton has been seen for the first time since the death of her husband Carl Dean, as the country music icon returned to ...

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.

Dolly Parton's hit song "Jolene" was inspired by a real woman who was flirting with her husband after they first got married. Parton reacted to the cover at the time by writing on Instagram ...

Dolly Parton's late husband served as inspiration ... caught the eye of a bank teller in the 1970s – leading Parton to write "Jolene." The song begs another woman not to take her man and is ...