Keith Urban is a household name and not just ... He has also collaborated with big names in country music like Dolly Parton, The Chicks, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, and Reba McEntire.
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.
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.