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

While some celebrity couples never plan to get married, others set the gold standard for wedded bliss, including "I Will ...

The woman Dolly Parton brought to life in her song ... In the song, "Jolene" is a woman so beautiful that the narrator's love ...

Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years.” — Dolly ...

Leave it to Dolly Parton to channel a lifetime of love (and loss) into a song that has everyone reaching for tissues. Her ...

No one chronicles love quite like Dolly Parton. From the melancholy farewell ... But woven into many of those anthems was her real-life love, Carl Dean, an asphalt paver and her loyal cheerleader ...

The couple were hardly ever seen in public together, and photos tended to come from Parton's personal collection. "I married ...

Dolly Parton honored her longtime husband Carl Dean in a new song, “If You Hadn’t Been There,” following his death on March 3.