Dolly Parton released "If You Hadn't Been There," a song dedicated to her late husband Carl Thomas Dean, who died Monday.

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

Dolly was 18 years old when she met Carl outside a laundromat in Nashville, and he went on to inspire her global hit “Jolene.

The couple were hardly ever seen in public together, and photos tended to come from Parton's personal collection. "I married ...

Parton’s husband Carl Dean died yesterday, aged 82, with her desire to hold on to him having fuelled her biggest hit ...

Dolly Parton has shared her heartbreak over her husband Carl Dean's death. Read more about their 60-year love story here.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) She regaled her audience at Glastonbury with the ...

Years later, she told a crowd at the Glastonbury Festival of the song ... about how they first met in her Channel 5 documentary, Dolly Parton: In Her Own Words. 'When I first moved to Nashville ...

Dolly Parton and her late husband, Carl Dean, never had children during their 60 years of marriage. The 79-year-old singer ...

Dolly Parton’s husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, died Monday in Nashville at the age of 82. As PEOPLE pointed out Monday night, Dolly Parton‘s most famous song, “Jolene,” was based on a woman who ...