“I Will Always Love You,” later popularized by the late Whitney Houston, is an iconic song in music history.
Contrary to popular belief, the lyrics center on the end of a professional relationship, rather than a romantic one.
Throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, Parton performed with her mentor Porter Wagoner and appeared on his eponymous TV show. But when Parton was ready to leave the show and spearhead her own career, a rift began to form between the pair.
“There was a lot of grief and heartache there, and he just wasn’t listening to my reasoning for my going,” Parton told CMT in a 2011 interview. “I thought, ‘Well, why don’t you do…
