The country music star, 79, has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene," in which she begs the beautiful title woman not to take her man, was inspired by a real bank teller's interactions with her ...

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 ...

She came up with the title after meeting a girl named Jolene while signing autographs, she recalled in a 2020 interview with the music site Pitchfork. But she said the woman the song describes is ...

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 ...

"That was my first credit on any album. And it was one of the greatest albums of all time," Legend recalled on Fallon.

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 ...

Jolene Delgado often joked that she was getting a tattoo that read, “Jolene Party of 1.” It would not have been accurate. The PBR super fan never partied alone. She was the proverbial “life ...

Dolly Parton's fans have always been desperate to know who the real Jolene was that inspired her iconic song of the same name. Considered by music critics to be one of the most standout songs of ...

after attending a music industry event with her early in their marriage, he swore he would never go to another — and stuck to that vow. “Jolene” wasn’t Parton’s only song inspired by Dean.

Dolly Parton's late husband served as inspiration for one of the country music star's biggest hits. Carl Dean, who died March 3, caught the eye of a bank teller in the 1970s – leading Parton to ...

Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music A number of other artists have covered “Jolene” over the years, including Parton’s goddaughter Miley Cyrus ...