Somehow, and clearly it’s an oft-made mistake in Whelan’s life, Parton misheard the introduction and believed the little red-headed girl before her to be named not Juline, but Jolene.Ĭould that have been enough to trigger a lyrical poem? Whelan went looking for answers. No personal connection there, in Whelan’s mind, and there was no more thought put to it.īut after the death of Whelan’s parents, as she and her siblings were going through the leftover papers and records within the family estate, she came across that photo Parton autographed so long ago. Parton’s story is of a woman begging another not to steal her man. What didn’t click with Whelan over all those years, even with the song brought to her attention time after time, was the subject matter.
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It lasts to this day with popular versions by the likes of The White Stripes, Melissa Etheridge, Alison Krauss, Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Keith Urban and Miley Cyrus (her cover for the Backyard Sessions video series is considered by some to be one of the most effective covers in all pop music). Hardly anyone in the 1970s or the 20 years after could avoid hearing the Parton hit “Jolene”. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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