Dolly Parton wrote "Jolene" after a bank teller showed excessive interest in her husband, Carl Dean. The song's name, however, came from a young, redheaded fan who asked for her autograph.

Dolly Parton thanked her fans for showing her love ... And she was looking up at me, holding, you know, for an autograph. And I said, 'Well, you're just the prettiest little thing I've ever ...