Simplicity is key to the song’s appeal. “It’s just the same word over and over,” Parton told NPR. “Even a first-grader or a ...

If you love country music, there are a few classic songs out there that you likely know by heart. And no matter how many covers and renditions of those songs make it to the ears of fans, none of them ...

When Dolly Parton released “Jolene” in 1973, she probably didn’t expect her tale of a red-haired beauty at the local bank flirting with her husband, Carl, to become one of the most-covered country ...