The origin story for ‘Jolene’? Dolly Parton’s husband and another woman’s ‘terrible crush’ One of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits was inspired, in part, by her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean.

Still, she worried the rumors might harm her marriage to Dean. Dolly Parton worried a rumor could damage her marriage For ...

Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton of over 60 years, has died in Nashville ... and I never looked back. I knew early on that I was gonna walk that road 'til God told me to stop.

Dolly Parton has announced that her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Thomas Dean, has died at age 82. The two first met outside a laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1964, when Dolly was 18 ...

A new Dolly Parton song released Friday is an emotional tribute to her devoted husband of 60 years, Carl Dean. Dean, who avoided the spotlight, died Monday in Nashville at 82. He will be laid to ...