Amid this sad news, here are some lesser-known facts about him. Jolene singer shared her sorrow in a heartfelt statement as she reflected on her decades-long relationship with Dean. “Carl and I spent ...

Dean, who owned an asphalt paving business in Nashville, Tennessee, was also the inspiration behind Parton’s hit song Jolene. Parton told NPR, a US radio network, in 2008: “She got this ...

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 ...

Dean also inspired one of Parton's biggest hits, "Jolene." The story for the song came from a bank teller who had a "terrible crush" on her husband, Parton said in a 2008 interview with NPR.

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 ...

Dean is survived by Parton and his two siblings, Sandra and Donnie. He inspired Parton’s classic, “Jolene.” Parton told NPR in 2008 that she wrote the song about a flirty bank teller who ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Parliament Members in the French National Assembly ... Parton's husband of nearly 60 years who inspired 'Jolene,' dies at 82 Canada's biggest ...

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 ...