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 ...

Dolly Parton's hit song was released in October 1973 and has since been covered by dozens of musicians. She previously said ...

Dolly Parton has released a breathtaking new ballad in tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean. Dean, who was Parton’s devoted ...

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

Dolly Parton's late husband Carl Dean served as the inspiration behind one of her greatest hits. Parton loosely wrote "Jolene ...

Dolly Parton has spoken out after the death of her late husband, Carl Dean, this week.

Dolly Parton has released a new song, 'If You Hadn't Been There,' dedicated to her husband Carl Dean, who died earlier this ...

Dolly Parton released Jolene in 1973, and the song’s love triangle is actually based on a true story. She revealed the meaning of the song back in 2008.

She and Dean got married on May 30, 1966 (Memorial Day) in a small ceremony attended by only Parton’s mother Avie Lee Parton, ...

Parton announced the news today in an Instagram post. "Carl Dean, husband of Dolly Parton, passed away March 3rd in Nashville ...

Dolly Parton's husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82, helped birth one of the most iconic songs of her career. The country music star, 79, has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene," in ...