Dolly Parton's famed ballad, "Jolene," was "loosely based on a little bit of truth ... The song was the first single and title track of her 1973 album of the same name. The song was inducted into the ...

Dolly Parton's iconic song 'Jolene' was actually inspired by a woman who had on a crush on her late husband Carl, who she was married to for almost 60 years ...

Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ was famously inspired by her late husband, Carl Dean, but she wrote several other songs about him ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday ... AP Dean helped inspired her 2023 “Rockstar” album. “He’s ...

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

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 performs at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. Beyoncé's 2024 album "Cowboy Carter" also included a cover of the track. Parton appeared on the album in an interlude ...

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 has paid tribute to her husband ... Through the years, Dean inspired much of Parton’s work, most famously “Jolene”, one of her biggest hits, when he became the subject of a flirtatious ...