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.

The singer says the pair met outside a laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at age 18, then married two years later.

Dean died in Nashville and will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with only immediate family in attendance.

Billy Ray Cyrus and Dolly Parton go way back, and he's already responded to the news of her husband's death. The 63-year-old ...

There are few celebrities in Nashville that have a bigger presence, whether she's actually in town or not, than the Tennessee ...

Work has begun on the Titan's new indoor stadium but other projects along the East Bank still haven't broken ground and it appears their timeline has shifted.

Carl Dean was devoted to Dolly Parton and inspired her hit "Jolene," even as he avoided the spotlight. He died in Nashville ...

Dolly Parton ‘s husband, Carl Dean, has died, the singer announced late on Monday. No cause of death was given. A statement ...

Few journalists ever got to meet Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton, who died Monday at age 82. He was renowned for his ...

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

The family of the late Loretta Lynn sent a message of support and love to Dolly Parton this week, after Parton announced that ...

Though he stayed out of spotlight, Carl Dean — who died this week — was a constant presence in the life and work of his ...