Sixty-two years ago today, Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in a tragic plane crash while returning to Nashville.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. He was 82. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Dean died in Nashville, Tennessee. He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, died on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee aged 82. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Mr Dean will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.