Dolly Parton and late husband Carl Dean had a thriving marriage of 60 years outside the spotlight, though the country star admitted her spouse wasn't the "biggest fan" of her music.

Dolly Parton was married to her husband Carl Thomas Dean for 57 years and the couple have managed to keep the romance alive, despite the country singer's 'affairs of the heart'

Dolly Parton and her husband were happily together for six decades. She gave him a warning shortly before their wedding, though.

Dolly Parton shared glimpses of her decades-long romance with husband Carl Dean months before he died in Nashville at age 82.

Dolly Parton married businessman Carl Thomas Dean in 1966. In March 2025, she announced her late husband's death. Learn more about him here.

Dolly Parton revealed the secret to her and Carl Dean’s nearly 60-year marriage just three months before his death Monday. “He’s quiet and I’m loud, and we’re funny,” the country music legend said on Bunnie Xo’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast in December 2024.

After meeting outside a Nashville laundromat when she was 18 years old, Dolly Parton and her loving husband Carl Dean would spend the next six decades together. While the country icon rose to fame with hit songs like “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You,

Gene Hackman's death is still under investigation, Michelle Trachtenberg also left behind many unanswered questions when she passed away at only 39.Most recently, it has been announced that Dolly Parton’s husband,

Dolly Parton released the new song "If You Hadn't Been There" last week, dedicating it to her late husband Carl Dean. "He will always be the star of my life story," Parton said. The song, which will be included in her upcoming Broadway musical,

In his honor, Dolly has released an emotional new song called “If You Hadn’t Been There.” Parton Releases New Song “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,

Dolly Parton has released a new song, If You Hadn’t Been There, which she has dedicated to her husband, Carl Dean, who died last week aged 82. The new song is already up on YouTube complete with a picture of the couple when they were young.