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

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

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

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.

How Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean inspired her hit song ‘Jolene’ – and how he felt about it - Country music icon’s husband ...

The singer's hit song was released in October 1973, and was inspired by a woman who had a crush on her husband, Carl Dean, ...

Who was Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean - and how did he inspire Jolene? Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Thomas Dean was a ...

Dolly Parton's signature hit Jolene was inspired by a stunning bank teller who had been partial to her spouse Carl Dean, who died Monday at the age of 83. The 78-year-old music legend made the ...

courtesy Dolly Parton 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 ...

Their relationship inspired several of Parton's songs, most notably "Jolene," which she wrote after a flirtatious bank teller developed a crush on Dean. The couple's privacy was so fiercely guarded ...