Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end,” she wrote about the ...

She had previously said that Jolene was inspired by a flirty bank teller who seemed to take an interest in Carl Dean. Published Mar 7 Dolly Parton has dedicated her new song If You Hadn’t Been There ...

Less than 24 hours after releasing a “love note” to her family, friends and fans, Dolly Parton has released a song in dedicated to her late husband, Carl Dean, who died earlier this ...

Dolly Parton lost her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, on Monday (March 3), but their love continues on. The country ...

"I wouldn't be here/ If you hadn't been there," the country icon sings on the song dedicated to her partner of 60 years, who ...

Dolly Parton's late husband, Carl Dean, died this week. He inspired some of her biggest songs, including a new one. "If You Hadn't Been There" is Parton's ode to Dean and their six decades together.

Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) PARTON: I had brought some dingy ... Parton wrote this song in his memory. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IF YOU HADN'T BEEN THERE") PARTON: (Singing) If you hadn ...

The song is “If You Hadn’t Been There” and includes the ... plus the preacher and his wife. Bride and groom had met two years prior, when she was 18 and he was 21. Dean’s cause of death ...