How Dolly Parton's marriage survived 53 years despite the rumors and heartache


[post_page_title]The real Jolene[/post_page_title]
However, in more recent interviews about the number-one song, Parton explained that Jolene’s name and appearance was actually inspired from a young fan who once asked for her autograph – not from a woman who was flirting with her husband.

The real Jolene

When a young fan with “red hair, green eyes, and fair skin” approached the singer after a concert and told her her name, she told her it was “just about the prettiest name” that she had ever heard.

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