Dolly Parton has been in the music industry for as long as many can remember. After spending decades in the spotlight, learn ...

Who was Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean - and how did he inspire Jolene? Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Thomas Dean was a ...

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died on March 3. In a 1977 PEOPLE exclusive, Parton opened up about their private ...

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died at age 82. Here's a look back at their love story 02:03. Carl Dean, the husband of ...

Carl Thomas Dean has died at the age of 82. He married Dolly Parton in 1966 but stayed out of the spotlight and was rarely ...

Carl Thomas Dean, husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, has died. He was 82.

The "9-5" singer met Dean outside a laundromat on the first day she arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring singer.

Dolly Parton has shared that her husband Carl Thomas Dean, whom she was married to for nearly 60 years, has died. He was 82. On March 3, the music icon, 79, posted a statement con ...

Carl Dean hid in the shadows while his wife dazzled in the spotlight. But he was Dolly Parton’s partner and biggest fan from the moment they met.

Carl and Dolly never had children but in the early days of their marriage, Dolly raised her younger siblings. She is the fourth of 12 children.