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

Here's how Dolly Parton's relationship with Carl Dean in their early years of marriage played a role in the creation of one ...

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

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

Dean’s name has been in the headlines since Monday night when Parton tragically announced that he has died at the age of 82.

She wrote the hit 1973 song after a bank teller caught the eye of Dean, who died on Monday. She attributed its success to its simplicity and the universal emotions it evokes.

How Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean inspired her hit song Jolene – and how he felt about it - Country music icon’s husband ...

Dolly Parton released "Jolene” in 1973. The song was actually inspired by real people. The country music icon revealed the ...

Carl Dean, the husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, passed away at the age of 82 in Nashville, Tennessee. The couple, ...