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In 'The Bondsman,' Jolene Purdy plays a bureaucrat who doesn't always see eye-to-eye with Kevin Bacon's undead bounty hunter.
Jolene’s Honky Tonk, a new country-western-themed bar, named after one of Dolly Parton’s most iconic hit songs, is a neon-colored ode to the queen of country music.
Opening in early June, Jolene’s Honky Tonk (2038 East 4th St.) will bring a refreshing jolt of energy, enthusiasm and fun to Cleveland’s most prominent pedestrian-only strip.
The members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers aren’t so into drugs and alcohol these days, but frontman Anthony Kiedis apparently still has at least one beverage-related vice: coffee. Now he’s ...
Jolene "Joey" Stuefen (Foss) Cedar Rapids Jolene “Joey” Stuefen (Foss), 60, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. She is survived by her two beloved children, Sumer ...
Born to Eternal Life on Friday, April 16 at age 91. Sister is survived by her brother Don (Elinor), her sister-in-law Dianne Heiden, nieces, and ...
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.
Music The origin story for ‘Jolene’? Dolly Parton’s husband and another woman’s ‘terrible crush’ Parton's husband, Carl Thomas Dean, died March 3 at the age of 82.
As PEOPLE pointed out Monday night, Dolly Parton‘s most famous song, “Jolene,” was based on a woman who had a crush on Parton’s late husband.
The Real Story Behind Dolly Parton’s Hit ‘Jolene’ and How it Ties to Her Husband Carl Dean The singer's hit song was released in October 1973, and was inspired by a woman who had a crush on ...
Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.