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 iconic song 'Jolene' is more than just a tale of jealousy; it's a reflection of a playful yet profound moment ...

Dolly Parton released Jolene in 1973, and the song’s love triangle is actually based on a true story. She revealed the meaning of the song back in 2008.

Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end,” she wrote about the ...

Dolly Parton, who's put her life into beautiful songs through her whole career, from "I Will Always Love You" to "Jolene," ...

He kept a low profile and attended just one music industry event during their nearly 60-year marriage, but Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, who died this week, was the inspiration behind one of her ...

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were married for 58 years. The singer referenced her hit, "I Will Always Love You," in a post ...

Dolly Parton's husband Carl Thomas Dean ... But the Beyoncé version tweaked the lyrics to "Jolene," including changing "I'm begging of you please don't take my man" to "I'm warnin' you, don ...

“Jolene” wasn’t Parton’s only song inspired by Dean. She also sang about him in her 2012 song, “From Here to the Moon and Back,” whose lyrics say: “From here to the moon and back ...

But the Beyoncé version tweaked the lyrics to "Jolene," including changing "I'm begging of you please don't take my man" to "I'm warnin' you, don't come for my man." Dolly Parton's hit song ...