She and Dean got married on May 30, 1966 (Memorial Day) in a small ceremony attended by only Parton’s mother Avie Lee Parton, ...

He was 82. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Dean will be laid to rest in a ...

Mr. Dean, who inspired songs including “Jolene” and “From Here to the Moon and Back,” was known to shy away from the ...

Dolly Parton's late husband Carl Dean served as the inspiration behind one of her greatest hits. Parton loosely wrote "Jolene ...

Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.

Dean’s name has been in the headlines since Monday night when Parton tragically announced that he has died at the age of 82.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband for nearly 60 years and the man whose flirting inspired her classic hit "Jolene," has died.

She wrote the hit 1973 song after a bank teller caught the eye of Dean, who died on Monday. She attributed its success to its simplicity and the universal emotions it evokes.

Dolly Parton released "Jolene” in 1973. The song was actually inspired by real people. The country music icon revealed the ...

Dolly Parton has paid tribute to her husband, Carl Dean, following his death aged 82. The country music legend met her first ...