Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference
And there was “Jolene” (1973), impressed by a financial institution teller who developed a crush on Dean. Parton told NPR in 2008 that again then her husband “loved going to the bank” as a result of a lady was paying him “so much attention.” In some ways, the track is much less about Dean’s need…
