Dolly Parton met Carl Dean outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964. For decades, she was as protective of her marriage as he was fiercely private.
Category: Jolene (Song)
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Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference
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Dolly Parton’s One-Day Songwriting Feat
The New York Times – Music:Two of her defining hits — “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” — were written in the same day. In different ways, they found sturdy melodies for precarious emotions.