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, ...

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

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Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband for nearly 60 years and the man whose flirting inspired her classic hit "Jolene," has died.

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Dolly Parton released "Jolene” in 1973. The song was actually inspired by real people. The country music icon revealed the ...