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

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 characters, with her “flaming locks of auburn hair,” “Ivory skin” and “Eyes of ...

Dolly Parton's late husband Carl Dean served as the inspiration behind one of her greatest hits. Parton loosely wrote "Jolene" about a bank teller who had a crush on Dean.

Dolly Parton released "Jolene” in 1973. The song was actually inspired by real people. The country music icon revealed the meaning of the song back in 2008. It's hard to imagine any woman posing a ...

She and Dean got married on May 30, 1966 (Memorial Day) in a small ceremony attended by only Parton’s mother Avie Lee Parton, the preacher, and his wife. At that point, Parton had released a handful ...

To mourn the death of Dean, Parton stepped away from the public eye. Yesterday (March 14), the multiple CMA and Grammy ...

Dean caught the eye of a bank teller in the 1970s, leading Parton to write "Jolene." The tune begs another woman not to take her man and is really "an innocent" song, according to the country crooner.

Dolly Parton addressed the death of her husband, Carl Dean, on social media Thursday and thanked her fans for their support ...

Dolly Parton has released a new song, 'If You Hadn't Been There,' dedicated to her husband Carl Dean, who died earlier this ...

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.

Their relationship inspired several of Parton's songs, most notably "Jolene," which she wrote after a flirtatious bank teller developed a crush on Dean. The couple's privacy was so fiercely guarded ...