Carl Dean, Parton's husband of nearly 59 years, died at 82. His interaction with a bank teller who had a "terrible crush" inspired one of Parton's most enduring hits.

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.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died aged 82 in Nashville. Parton and her husband married in 1966 after ...

Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton of over 60 years, has died in Nashville, Tennessee, the singer announced on her social media on Monday. "Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words ...

Dolly Parton suffered a devastating loss in early March 2025 when her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, died at 82.

Carl Thomas Dean, husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, has died. He was 82. Parton shared the news on Monday in a ...

He was 82. Dean died March 3 in Nashville, Parton announced on her social media accounts. Dean was a Nashville ...

Dolly Parton took to social media on March 3 to make a heartbreaking announcement. In her statement, Parton announced that her ultra-private husband, Carl Thomas Dean, had died. “Carl Dean, husband of ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene, ...

The husband of Dolly Parton, Carl Dean, has died aged 82, the country music superstar said, after nearly 60 years of marriage ...

Country icon Dolly Parton announced the death of her husband of 58 years, Carl Thomas Dean, via Instagram on March 3. Dean ...