Megan Moroney has a smoky voice and an inimitable way of telling stories about love in the internet age. Amazingly, she got kind of a late start ...

Dolly Parton’s latest song honors her husband Carl Dean, who died March 3. The country singer released “If You Hadn’t Been ...

The 78-year-old music legend made the revelation about the track, which came out in October of 1973, while in concert at the ...

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

Dolly Parton's late husband Carl Dean served as the inspiration behind one of her greatest hits. Parton loosely wrote "Jolene ...

Through the years, Dean inspired much of Parton’s work, most famously “Jolene”, one of her biggest hits, when he became the ...

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

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.

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 ...

DailyMail.com takes a look inside Dolly Parton and Carl Dean's intensely private marriage after she announced his tragic ...

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

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