Like all great love stories, they never end,” Parton wrote on Instagram before releasing the ballad “If You Hadn’t Been There ...

Dolly Parton released "If You Hadn't Been There," a song dedicated to her late husband Carl Thomas Dean, who died Monday.

Dolly Parton is remembering her late husband, Carl Dean, with a new song. "Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was ...

In 1966, the 20-year-old Dolly Parton married her boyfriend, a guy named Carl Dean. At the time, Parton was only just beginning her songwriting career. A year later, she found her first taste of fame, ...

In 2023, Parton told AP Dean helped inspired her 2023 “Rockstar” album. “He’s a big rock and roller,” she said. The song “My ...

shared the album art via Instagram, which featured a throwback photo of the couple cuddled up. Their signatures were included on the bottom, reading, “Dolly + Carl = [love].” Parton wrote ...

“Dolly P,” which serves as a setup and introduction of sorts to Beyoncé’s rendition of Parton’s own “Jolene” on Cowboy Carter, the singer’s Grammy-winning Album of the Year and Best ...