Dolly Parton says songwriting starts with a spark, and she writes from her own heart. In her 2020 book Songteller: My Life in ...

While Beyoncé fans found out on Wednesday when the Cowboy Carter tracklist was unveiled that there would be a song called “Jolene” on the album, the finished product is not exactly a Dolly Parton ...

“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 ...

Beyoncé‘s highly anticipated Act II has finally dropped today (March 29), with surprising interludes, covers, and collaborations. One of the most interesting additions to the 27-track album is a ...

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,” ...

On Oct. 15, 1973, Dolly Parton released her now-classic song "Jolene." The No. 1 song (as of February of 1974) wasn't her first to reach the country charts' highest peak, but it did help launch one of ...

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

On the just-released Cowboy Carter album, Beyoncé included a melodically faithful but lyrically updated version of Parton's 1973 classic "Jolene." By Katie Atkinson Executive Digital Director, West ...