As the world mourns the loss of country music superstar and philanthropist Dolly Parton, fans have taken a look back at her incredible song catalog, including her smash-hit 1973 track “Jolene”, which details a woman begging a beautiful redhead not to take her man.
The song has been covered countless times by everyone from Olivia Newton-John to Beyoncé, and was even inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The track was inspired by a real woman who flirted incessantly with Dolly’s husband, Carl Dean, while working as a bank teller.
The real Jolene revealed
“She got this terrible crush on my husband,” the singer explained to NPR about the subject…
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