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I picked my husband, who I love, and I thought, ‘Well, I’ll write some beautiful song about him,'" said Parton of this 2012 ...

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

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 ...

courtesy Dolly Parton Dolly Parton's famed ballad, "Jolene," was "loosely based on a little bit of truth" by a woman who had a crush on the singer's late husband, Carl Dean. Dean's death was ...

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 ...

Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean, who has died at age 82, was the inspiration behind one of Parton's biggest hits, "Jolene." The country music icon shared the news of Dean's death on Monday ...