VeeGee - Jolene
VeeGee
Apr 05, 2025 03:16pm
<p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/CYDW/5502ec24ba_Y2SH_media.jpg"></p><p><br></p><p>From Wikipedia: </p><p>"<strong>Jolene</strong>" is a song written and recorded by American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">country music</a> artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dolly Parton</a>. It was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Ferguson</a> and recorded at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Studio_B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCA Studio B</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nashville, Tennessee</a> on May 22, 1973, then released in October 1973, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Victor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCA Victor</a> as the first single and title track from her album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolene_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">of the same name</a>.</p><p>Considered by music critics to be one of the most representative songs of the country genre, the song was ranked No. 217 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a> magazine's list of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time</a>" in 2004 and No. 63 on the revised version of the list in 2021.The song was nominated at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Awards</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_Country_Vocal_Performance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Female Country Vocal Performance</a> twice, in 1975 and 1976 for its live recording.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/RW9I/c3b46b4138_ZBK1_media.gif"></p>