Today in 1973, Dolly released her iconic single “Jolene”. Not only did the song top the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, it was Dolly’s first single to debut on the Hot 100! Dolly loosely based the story of “Jolene” on a bank teller that her husband Carl Dean was spending just a little too much time talking to, though Dolly changed her name to “protect the guilty.” Dolly took the name Jolene from a young fan she met signing autographs while on the road with Porter Wagoner, and the rest is hist
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Today in 1973, Dolly released her iconic single “Jolene”. Not only did the song top the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, it was Dolly’s first single to debut on the Hot 100! Dolly loosely based the story of “Jolene” on a bank teller that her husband Carl Dean was spending just a little too much time talking to, though Dolly changed her name to “protect the guilty.” Dolly took the name Jolene from a young fan she met signing autographs while on the road with Porter Wagoner, and the rest is hist
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