Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I’m begging of you please don’t take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don’t take him just because you can. The song is one of several that Parton ...

In the song, Parton sings that Jolene's "beauty is beyond compare" and tells her, "I'm begging of you, please don't take my man ... Please don't take him just because you can."" Dolly Parton ...

"Jolene" is a woman so beautiful that the narrator's love interest can't help but take a second look. As she sings, Parton makes a desperate plea, begging the woman to "please don't take my man." ...

In the song, “Jolene” is a woman so beautiful that ... begging the woman to “please don’t take my man.“ She’s more than just ...

Jolene / I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my man / Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / Please don't take him just because you can." And of course, Parton had to shout of her red-headed muses.

Dolly Parton's late husband Carl Dean served as the inspiration behind one of her greatest hits. Parton loosely wrote "Jolene" about a bank teller who had a crush on Dean.