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 which ...

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 ...

What Dolly Parton, 79, Really Thinks About Beyoncé’s Version of ‘Jolene’ originally appeared on Parade. Dolly Parton released her iconic track “Jolene” in 1973, and over the decades, it has been ...

I was raised in Tucson by a classical music fanatic from Cuba and a Great American Songbook devotee from New York. While other kids’ parents might have had at least a passing interest in the music of ...

"Jolene" got a fiery makeover on Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' album Emily Rella is a Food Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared in AOL, Yahoo and ...

PARTON: (Singing) I'm begging of you please don't take my man. SUMMERS: The singer and songwriter - Dolly Parton. The man in question - her husband, Carl Thomas Dean. And the woman with flaming locks ...

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. By Mike Ives In the early ...