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How Dolly Parton's husband and another woman inspired 'Jolene'

One of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits was inspired, in part, by her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean.
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How Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Was Inspired by Her Husband Carl Dean

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.
The New York Times - 1d