Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean died at 82

Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton six decades, died at 82 in Nashville, the emblematic country singer revealed in a statement on Monday, March 3. While the singer of “Jolene” did not share the cause of the death of her husband, she spoke of the couple’s longtime love story in an Instagram position shared with her account.

“Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” said the press release. “Words cannot do justice to the love that we have shared for more than 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and your sympathy.” Parton also revealed that Dean is survived by his brothers and sisters Sandra and Donnie, and their immediate families would organize a private funeral ceremony.

Despite the status of the Parton superstar, Dean is notoriously private and remained safe from the spotlight during its public appearances. Parton shared for the last time a sweet Instagram photo back with Dean on Valentine’s Day in 2022, writing: “Good Valentine’s Day, all! Do not forget to tighten your loved ones a little tighter today and tell them that you love them! “”

Dean is known for having inspired several of the most famous songs in Parton, including “My Blue Tears” – that the singer revealed was “one of my husband’s favorite songs that I have ever written” – as well as “Tomorrow is Forever”, “Say Forever You’s Kne”, and of course, “Jolene”.

The award -winning singer at the Grammy Awards previously talked about playful history behind the song in a 2008 interview with NPR, revealing that it was inspired by a bank cashier. “She obtained this terrible crush on my husband and he loved going to the bank because she gave her so much attention,” she revealed. “It was a bit like a common joke between us when I said:” Hell, you spend a lot of time at the bank. I don’t think we have this kind of money. So it’s really an innocent song all around, but it seems terrible. “”

Parton has already opened why fans rarely see her husband “lonely”, tell People In 2016, “he does not particularly care about being with anyone other than me. He always asked me to leave him with all of this. He doesn’t like all Hullabalooo.

However, the same year, Dean gave a rare interview to Entertainment tonight Where he talked about his first impression of a party when the couple renewed their wishes for their 50th anniversary.

“My first thought was” I’m going to marry this girl “, said Dean to the publication. “My second thought was:” Lord, it is beautiful “.” And it was the day my life started. I would not exchange the last 50 years against anything on this earth. »»