Dolly Parton and her late husband Carl Dean had a simple reason for not bringing children into their nearly 60-year marriage.

Carl Dean, the reclusive husband of country star Dolly Parton, has died at age 82. They were married for 58 years. Here's ...

Carl Thomas Dean, husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, has died. He was 82. Parton shared the news on Monday in a ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

The "9-5" singer met Dean outside a laundromat on the first day she arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring singer.

Carl was the love of Dolly’s life before he died in 2025. Learn more about the couple’s private relationship and whether or ...

Dolly Parton's hit song was released in October 1973 and has since been covered by dozens of musicians. She previously said ...

Parton and Dean were married on May 30, 1966 in Ringhold, Georgia, with Parton’s mother in attendance, two years after they ...

Dolly Parton and Carl Thomas Dean started dating in 1964 after meeting at a laundromat in Nashville. Here is a complete ...

Dolly Parton announced in a heartbreaking note on social media that Carl Dean, her husband of nearly 60 years, has died.

Dolly Parton spoke about her 'funny' marriage to husband Carl Dean in December, just months before his death at age 82 on ...

Carl Thomas Dean has died at the age of 82. He married Dolly Parton in 1966 but stayed out of the spotlight and was rarely ...