Which singer of "Jolene" was inducted into the Rock Hall as a performer in 2022?

The singer of “Jolene” inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a performer in 2022 was Dolly Parton.

Parton was born in 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, and built her career from Appalachian musical traditions, combining an unmistakable soprano with unusually vivid songwriting. She became widely known through The Porter Wagoner Show and her partnership with country star Porter Wagoner. After leaving that partnership, she wrote “I Will Always Love You,” one of many songs that established her as a major songwriter as well as a performer.

“Jolene” was released in 1973 and became the title track of her 1974 album. The song’s narrator pleads with another woman not to take her lover, making its direct, anxious storytelling central to its appeal. Emmylou Harris, Reba McEntire and Loretta Lynn were influential country singers, but none is the artist being described here. Parton’s 2022 Rock Hall induction recognized her broad influence across country, pop, gospel, bluegrass and rock.