Here's what Dolly Parton has said over 60 years about her notoriously elusive husband Carl Dean, who died at 82.

Dolly Parton has never known Nashville without her husband, Carl Dean. The two actually met by chance on the first day Parton ...

Dolly Parton has known her husband, Carl Dean, for nearly as long as she’s been pursuing music. She met him on her very first ...

Dolly Parton is mourning the passing of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean. "Carl and I spent many wonderful years ...

Dolly Parton‘s husband, Carl Dean, died Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. The couple was married for almost 59 years. Dean was 82 years old. Parton’s publicist confirmed the news to the Associated Press ...

To call Carl Dean shy of the spotlight would be an understatement. Few seemed to know him personally outside of immediate family. Really, the most we know about Dean comes from Dolly Parton herself.

No one chronicles love quite like Dolly Parton. From the melancholy farewell ... said in a 1977 appearance on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." "Anyway, we met at the Wishy Washy and in ...

It's hard to believe that Dolly has never won an Oscar, but the 79-year-old icon has been nominated twice for best original ...

Dolly Parton has spoken out after the death of husband Carl Dean, thanking "family, friends and fans" in a heartfelt social media post.