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<\/a> <\/div>\nAmanda has been a professional freelance writer for over a decade. She holds a BA in politics and an MA in Communications. Her passions include music, animals, Disney, iced coffee, summer, and bad reality TV, especially Housewives and Vanderpump Rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Dolly Parton had a smash hit in 1973 with her single, \u201cJolene.\u201d Yet, many may not know that the song was deeply connected to her late husband<\/a>, Carl Dean. So, how did he factor into the smash hit, and is there a real Jolene somewhere out there? Keep reading for more details.<\/p>\n On Monday, March 3rd, Dolly Parton\u2019s husband of nearly sixty years, Carl Dean passed away. He was 82 and had been ill for a while. This prompted Dolly to step back from such an intense work schedule and focus more on her husband\u2019s needs. She still kept her entrepreneurial ventures<\/a> going such as a makeup line and jewelry collaboration with Kendra Scott. Furthermore, Dolly and her sister, Rachel launched a cookbook and she has worked with Duncan Hines on boxed mixes. There is nothing she cannot do and Carl Dean has loved her all of the way.<\/p>\n Although he stayed behind the scenes, he was very influential in Dolly\u2019s life and she always praised him. She did try to get him to be a part of her world but after one red carpet early in their marriage<\/a>, that stopped. He did not care for the fanfare but was more than happy to be there for Dolly no matter what she did. She has been a country superstar and an actress, thriving in every way possible. Now, in the wake of her husband\u2019s passing, his connection to her hit song, \u201cJolene\u201d is resurfacing.<\/p>\n According to USA Today<\/em><\/a>, Dolly explained that this was inspired by true events when a bank teller had a thing for Carl. It did not hurt that he really liked the attention so he frequented the bank:<\/p>\n She got this terrible crush on my husband. And he just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention. It was kinda like a running joke between us \u2014 when I was saying, \u2018Hell, you\u2019re spending a lot of time at the bank. I don\u2019t believe we\u2019ve got that kind of money.\u2019 So it\u2019s really an innocent song all around, but sounds like a dreadful one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The song has since been covered by artists like Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, The White Stripes, Pentatonix, and the late Olivia Newton-John.<\/p>\n So, after learning about this, was the bank teller\u2019s name Jolene? Dolly Parton shared that she was signing an autograph for a little girl with that moniker and she loved it so much. Furthermore, she adored little Jolene and knew this would make a great song:<\/p>\n She had this beautiful red hair, this beautiful skin, these beautiful green eyes, and she was looking up at me, holding, you know, for an autograph. I said, \u2018Well, you\u2019re the prettiest little thing I ever saw. So what is your name?\u2019 And she said, \u2018Jolene.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Jolene. Jolene. Jolene. Jolene.\u2019 I said, \u2018That is pretty. That sounds like a song. I\u2019m going to write a song about that.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In the song, Dolly begs the woman not to take her man and clearly, she had nothing to worry about<\/a>. Her and Carl\u2019s love story is one for the ages. They were together for sixty years and very much in love. However, between the bank and this sweet little girl, a classic was written.<\/a><\/div>\nDolly Parton\u2019s Jolene<\/em> Deeply Connected To Late Husband<\/h3>\n
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