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'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 and Carl Dean kept their relationship mostly private by design. Parton might be the most popular country music performer on the planet, and Dean … well, he was not so much about the ...

Dolly Parton is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of her iconic song "Jolene." The country icon, 79, posted a throwback video of herself performing the track on Instagram on Wednesday, Oct. 15. "52 ...

"Son of Jolene" debuts on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart, missing the top 10 as it launches at No. 11 — and tying the original "Jolene" in the process.

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 ...

"She's always thought more is more, and I'm right there with you, girl — I love dressing up," the "6 Months Later" singer says of Parton inspiring her style Megan Moroney will always love Dolly Parton ...

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'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 ...

Dolly Parton's famed ballad, "Jolene," was "loosely based on a little bit of truth" by a woman who had a crush on the singer's late husband, Carl Dean. Dean's death was announced by the singer on ...