“So that would be a marvelous day in my life if she ever does do ‘Jolene,’” Parton said two years before Beyoncé released her version

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Dolly Parton wanted Beyoncé to cover “Jolene,” a wish she expressed for years before the singer released her 2024 Cowboy Carter version

“I love that Dolly manifested this,” Tina Knowles said on Instagram of her daughter’s cover after Parton’s death

Parton also praised Beyoncé’s unique interpretation of her hit song in an interview with PEOPLE in 2025

In the wake of Dolly Parton‘s death, Beyoncé‘s mom Tina Knowles is remembering how the country icon “manifested” her daughter’s “Jolene” cover for years…

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