Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, were married for 59 years.Parton only had positive things to say about her husband, who didn’t like being in the spotlight.The country singer and Dean cherished each other and enjoyed doing “little things” in their home with a farm.
Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, were married for 59 years. The two tied the knot on May 30, 1966, at a private ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia. The couple made a decision not to have kids in their marriage.Throughout their 50-plus years of marriage, Dean was spotted in public only a couple of times as he stayed away from the public eye. Parton once said that the secret to her long marriage had been keeping her career and relationship separate.
Parton and Dean’s love story started in 1964 when the country singer had just moved to Nashville to pursue her singing and songwriting career. The legendary singer and her husband met at a laundromat. The handsome 22-year-old man and the gorgeous 18-year-old lady fell in love and never parted ways.
