Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean, who has died at age 82, was the inspiration behind one of Parton's biggest hits, "Jolene." The ...

Dolly Parton is, without a doubt, one of the most successful and culturally significant musicians of all time. But that opinion doesn’t just apply in the United States. While Dolly Parton is a staple ...

Fifty-three years ago today, Dolly Parton stepped into the studio and recorded what would become a pivotal hit for her.

The story of "Son of Jolene" begins, fittingly, on the road. Belles, a 26-year-old country artist, was on her headlining tour last year when her opening act's mother came to a show. Her name happened ...

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 ...

Dolly Parton helps rising musical talent Belles reach several U.K. charts for the first time with "Son of Jolene," a semi-sequel to her own "Jolene." ...

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 write ...

Dolly Parton’s husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, died Monday in Nashville at the age of 82. As PEOPLE pointed out Monday night, Dolly Parton‘s most famous song, “Jolene,” was based on a woman who ...

The song was released in 1973, and was most recently reimagined by Beyoncé Jason Kempin/Getty Dolly Parton is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the release of her hit song "Jolene" She shared a ...

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, passed away in Nashville at 82. Dean was the inspiration for Parton's hit song "Jolene," based on a bank teller who admired him. The couple met in 1964 and married ...