Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband Who Inspired ‘Jolene,’ Dies at 82
C arl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene ...
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Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, inspired her hit song 'Jolene'
Dolly Parton's husband ... not to take her man, was inspired by a real bank teller's interactions with her husband. "She got this terrible crush on my husband," Parton told NPR in 2008.