The singer appeared Friday at her Dollywood theme park in Tennessee, where she helped launch the resort's 40th season following Dean's death on March 3.

Dolly Parton paid tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, in her first public appearance since his death at age 82 on March 3

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 ballad.

Dolly Parton made her first appearance following the death of her husband ten days ago. Parton spoke to media and season passholders as her theme park, Dollywood, kicks off its 40th season. You can watch the “Dreamer in Chief” herself speak in the video player below.

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Dolly Parton's latest song honors her husband Carl Dean, who died March 3. The country singer released "If You Hadn't Been There" Friday, writing a tribute to her late husband on Instagram with the cover of the single - a photo of the two of them.

"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 died this week at age 82.

Dolly Parton has shared a new song, "If You Hadn't Been There," a tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, who died earlier this week at the age of 82. Parton revealed and released the emotional tune on Friday,