Carl Dean, Parton's devoted husband who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. He was 82.

Dolly Parton's hit song was released in October 1973 and has since been covered by dozens of musicians. She previously said ...

Dolly Parton has announced the sad death of her husband Carl Dean, who passed away at the age of 82, with the pair having ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband for nearly 60 years and the man whose flirting inspired the classic hit 'Jolene,' has died. He was 82.

Dolly Parton met Carl Dean outside a laundromat on the day she moved to Nashville in 1964. Two years later, they tied the ...

Their relationship inspired several of Parton's songs, most notably "Jolene," which she wrote after a flirtatious bank teller developed a crush on Dean. The couple's privacy was so fiercely guarded ...

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

Dolly Parton has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her husband Carl Dean, who has died at the age of 82.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, passed away on Monday at the age of 82 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dean, who owned an asphalt paving business in Nashville, Tennessee, was the inspiration behind the country superstar’s hit ...

“Carl Dean, husband of Dolly Parton, passed away March 3rd in Nashville at the age of 82. He will be laid to rest in a ...