This is an iconic song.

Parton wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on one particularly "good writing day"-or at least, in the span of a few ...

“Jolene” was Dolly Parton’s second No. 1 single. More than that, though, the title track from her 1974 album went on to be one of her signature songs. In a recent interview, she revealed that the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Dolly Parton has continually put out hit after hit over the years — from "These Old Bones" and "If I ...

Dolly Parton’s song “Jolene” was released in 1973 as the lead single and title track from her album of the same name. Parton sang about a woman with “flaming locks of auburn hair” and “eyes of emerald ...

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Ever wondered what Dolly Parton was thinking when she wrote ‘Jolene'? Or what inspired ‘Coat of Many Colors‘? For more than ...

“Jolene” is one of Dolly Parton’s most famous songs–and that really means something, considering how many smashes the country legend has written throughout her career. This week, the tune hits a new ...

A Congolese singer, a Zimbabwean banjo player and a Mozambican bassist walk into an East Nashville bar. What follows is not a punchline, but the trio’s hypnotic opening salvo on “My Kind of Country,” ...

The song was released in 1973, and was most recently reimagined by Beyoncé Jason Kempin/Getty Dolly Parton is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the release of her hit song "Jolene" She shared a ...

Dolly Parton‘s country classic “Jolene” is likely to make its way to the next Beyoncé album, Parton herself all but confirmed. Rumors have been swirling that Beyoncé’s upcoming album Act II, set for ...

The 'Today' co-host came up with her version of the song while remembering a time that one of her exes kissed another girl right in front of her Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty; Brandon Sloter/Image Of ...