On Oct. 15, 1973, Dolly Parton released her now-classic song "Jolene." The No. 1 song (as of February of 1974) wasn't her first to reach the country charts' highest peak, but it did help launch one of ...

The singer's hit song was released in October 1973, and was inspired by a woman who had a crush on her husband, Carl Dean, who died on March 3 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Dolly Parton says Beyoncé might feature her hit song "Jolene" on her upcoming album, Act II. In an interview with Tennessee’s Knox News to mark the opening of the season at her amusement park ...

The threat of infidelity is the same, but how the two women negotiate it is a reflection of their age, race, and experiences of womanhood. It’s only natural that Beyoncé’s cover version would be ...

"She wasn't gonna go beg some other woman like I did," the legendary country singer said Sabienna Bowman is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE, where she has been working since 2023. She previously ...

Dolly Parton’s 1972 hit “Jolene” is an American classic. Even Beyoncé covered the song on her recent album Cowboy Carter. The song tells the story of an auburn-haired vixen who tries to steal Dolly’s ...

In the race to see if Jolene Van Alstine gets a medical operation to save her life or is administered medically assisted ...