How Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Was Inspired by Her Husband Carl Dean

How Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Was Inspired by Her Husband Carl Dean

The New York Times - Music:

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.

Mike Ives
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