It’s a hole in my heart,” Dolly Parton said of losing her husband. But she cherishes the funny Dollywood memories he left behind.

Dolly Parton's husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, died at the age of 82. He supported Parton's country music career from behind the scenes.

Dolly Parton released a beautiful new song as a tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, days after his death on Monday. Dean was 82. “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,” Parton said in an Instagram post this week,