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

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

Here's how Dolly Parton's relationship with Carl Dean in their early years of marriage played a role in the creation of one ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

In a 2019 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Dolly Parton shared just what motivated one of her most beloved songs—and ...

The woman Dolly Parton brought to life in her song "Jolene" is perhaps one of country music's most famous fictional ...

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'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 ...

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.

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 ...

but Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, who died this week, was the inspiration behind one of her greatest hits, “Jolene.” Dean, who was 82, died in Nashville and will be laid to rest in a ...

Simplicity is key to the song’s appeal. “It’s just the same word over and over,” Parton told NPR. “Even a first-grader or a baby can sing, 'Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene'. It's like, how hard can ...