Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.

A while back, when she was promoting her book about her distinct style, Dolly Parton was asked if her husband Carl Dean had a ...

Here's what else Parton has said about Dean over the years, including the comments she made just months before his death.

Dolly Parton ‘s husband, Carl Dean, has died, the singer announced late on Monday. No cause of death was given. A statement ...

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died at age 82 on March 3. The couple did not have children during their nearly 60-year ...

Dolly Parton is mourning the death of her longtime husband, Carl Dean. The businessman died on Monday in Nashville, where the ...

One of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits was inspired, in part, by her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean. The country music icon said ...

Di "9-5" singer bin meet Dean outside one laundromat on di first day wey she arrive for Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

She and Dean got married on May 30, 1966 (Memorial Day) in a small ceremony attended by only Parton’s mother Avie Lee Parton, ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 82. According to a ...

Carl was the love of Dolly’s life before he died in 2025. Learn more about the couple’s private relationship and whether or ...