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12-07-2025
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Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were 'perfect' for each other
Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were "perfect" for each other. The 9 to 5 hitmaker lost her beloved husband of 58 years in March at the age of 82 and she's reflected on how they were "so good for each other" even though they were such "different people". Speaking to Khloe Kardashian on her Khloe in Wonder Land podcast, the 79-year-old country star said: "We were different people. He loved music, but he was a loner. "He did not want a bunch of people around him except me. Of course he had friends, but he was also the same way. He'd rather be at the barn, be on the farm all day, and if he was gonna go sell a loader or buy a loader or have somebody come work on one of his trucks or tractors, he'd have to let people in. "But I really think that there's just certain personalities that are great for each other. And we were together 61 years. "We were just so different, but we were so similar. We were perfect, as far as the temperature in the house. We didn't fight over that 'cause we both were comfortable at the same thing. Just so many things we were compatible about, and we just got along great." Dolly believes her and Carl's respective Zodiac signs made them compatible. She said: "I don't know if any of you follow the signs, the Zodiac signs. I'm Capricorn, and [he's a] Cancer, and those are supposed to be compatible. But he was a homebody." Despite her own fame, the Jolene singer noted her husband "never did an interview in his life" and never courted publicity. She said: "He'd be out mowing the yard on the tractor, and the fans would come by to see our house, and they'd say, 'Are you Dolly Parton's husband?' And he'd say, 'Do I look like I'd be Dolly Parton's husband?' He'd have on his old straw hat and his coat. "I didn't ever expose him to [fame] but he was very proud of me." Dolly and Carl never fought and were always happy in each other's company, no matter what they were doing. She said: "We got along great because we didn't have nothing to fight over. "I have to be out in the public and I belong to the public, but I'm such a private person. And my husband was as well. "That was the thing with us, we were so good for each other because he's a total loner. "But we could just be in the house all day and say two or three words — didn't matter. Or we could talk all afternoon and lay in bed, talk at night in the dark."
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12-07-2025
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Dolly Parton Says Her Late Husband Was Perfect For Her Because Of This Unexpected Quality
Dolly Parton is opening up about the special bond she shared with her late husband, Carl Dean, whom she was married to for nearly 60 years. Parton spoke about why the two were so compatible on the latest episode of Khloe Kardashian's podcast, 'Khloé in Wonder Land,' which was released on Wednesday. 'You know, I'm not one of those people that has to have somebody around me all the time. In fact, I don't like it,' Parton said. 'I mean, I have to be out in the public and I belong to the public, but I am such a private person, and my husband was as well.' 'And that was the thing with us. We were so good for each other because he's a total loner,' the country singer said of the unexpected quality she found in Dean. 'We could just be in the house all day and say two or three words, didn't matter. Or we could talk all afternoon, and lay in bed, talk at night.' Kardashian asked Parton if her marriage was so successful because it was so private. 'We were different people. He was not involved in the music business at all. He loved music, but he was a loner, like I had said before,' Parton shared. 'He did not want a bunch of people around him except me.' She added that 'there's just certain personalities that are great for each other and we were together 61 years.' Parton and Dean first met in 1964. She said that the two 'were just so different' but also 'so similar.' Dean, who inspired one of Parton's most iconic songs, 'Jolene,' died in March. He was 82. The '9 to 5' actor opened up about how she was coping after the death of her beloved husband, and described it as 'a hole in my heart.' 'But we'll fill that up with good stuff, and he'll still always be with me,' she told Knox News in March. 'He suffered a great deal, so I'm at peace with him being at peace.' Dolly Parton Reveals She's Going To 'Rub Elbows With The Royalty' This Fall Dolly Parton Weighs In On Jennifer Aniston's Bold '9 To 5' Remake Dolly Parton Leaves Door Open For Appearance At Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour
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11-07-2025
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The music legend revealed how personal tragedy has impacted her career.
Dolly Parton, 79, is processing the grief of losing her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, by putting some things 'on hold'—including new music. Parton told Khloé Kardashian on the Wednesday episode of the Khloé In Wonderland podcast that there are 'several things I've wanted to start, but I can't do it. I will later, but I'm just coming up with such wonderful, beautiful, you know, ideas. But I think I won't finish it. I can't do it right now because I got so many other things and I can't afford the luxury of, you know, of getting that emotional right now.' Parton's notoriously private husband died at their home in Nashville in March, at the age of 82. She later revealed that he'd been 'ill for quite ill for quite a while, and part of me was at peace that he was at peace and not suffering anymore.' She added, 'But that still doesn't make up for the loss and the loneliness of it.'
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10-07-2025
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Dolly Parton hits pause on songwriting after husband's death: 'We were so good for each other'
Dolly Parton is putting new music on hold following the death of her husband, she disclosed on the podcast "Khloé in Wonder Land." The 79-year-old country legend sat down with host Khloé Kardashian to discuss her faith, career and life advice on Wednesday's episode. Though famously private about her marriage, Parton opened up about her decision to press pause on music while she grieves her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, who died in March at 82. "Several things I've wanted to start, but I can't do it," Parton said. "I will later, but I'm just coming up with such wonderful, beautiful ideas. But I think I won't finish it. I can't do it right now, because I got so many other things and I can't afford the luxury of getting that emotional right now." Parton and Dean wed May 30, 1966, and remained together until his death. Despite Parton's fame, Dean avoided the spotlight and was rarely seen in public. "We were so good for each other, because he's a total loner," Parton told Kardashian. "We could just be in the house all day and say two or three words, didn't matter. Or we could talk all afternoon or lay in bed and talk at night " Read more: Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, dies at 82 "I really think that there's just certain personalities that are great for each other. And we were together 61 years," she said. "We were just so different, but we were so similar." Parton also noted that their zodiac signs were compatible: She's a Capricorn and he was a Cancer. The "Jolene" singer won her first Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) award in 1966, the year she and Dean married. He rented a tuxedo and got dressed to go to the ceremony but ended up taking it off before making it out the door, Parton said. "I knew right then that I'm just gonna keep him private as best I can, never ask him to do nothing," she said. "But he was very proud of me. We got along great, because we didn't have nothing to fight over like that." Parton released a song dedicated to Dean, "If You Hadn't Been There," days after his death. Read more: Dolly Parton sends off late husband Carl Dean with an emotional new song: 'If You Hadn't Been There' 'Oh you are my rock / A soft place to land / My wings, my confidence / You understand / Your willingness / Beyond compare / No I wouldn't be here / If you hadn't been there,' she sings on the heartfelt track. Kardashian is a longtime Parton fan. In 2024, her sister Kim Kardashian threw her a "Khloéwood"-themed 40th birthday party inspired by Dollywood in Tennessee. Kardashian and Parton collaborated earlier this year on a new denim line for Kardashian's Good American fashion label: Dolly's Joleans. "They make your butt look good," Parton said of the jeans, which she was wearing during the interview. "Even if you don't have a good butt, they make it look good. And if you got a good butt, it's amazing." During the hourlong conversation, Parton and Kardashian discussed everything from the singer's love of makeup to Whitney Houston's cover of Parton's "I Will Always Love You." Parton also shared her reaction to Beyoncé's version of her 1973 hit "Jolene," which appeared on "Cowboy Carter" last year. Read more: Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' is 50: Why her most covered song has enduring global appeal "She flipped it around, thinking, 'You think you can take my man?' " Parton said. "But she's that cool. ... I loved it, because as a songwriter, you love to hear how other people interpret your songs. And the fact that she did it, I knew I was gonna make a lot of money." In February, Parton was featured on the deluxe edition of Sabrina Carpenter's "Short n' Sweet." She joined the 26-year-old pop star on a twangy reimagination of her chart-topping single "Please Please Please." When asked about her plans for the future, Parton said she didn't know but that she has faith there's more in store for her. "I always look at my life like it's been a tree. It had roots, deep roots, then it had all the limbs, then it had all the little leaves. Everything branches out to something else," Parton said. "I know God's gonna give me something else. I try to leave myself wide open. I try to keep myself very private in my world so I can hear what I'm supposed to know. And that I can act on. And I'll go for it, and I'll work it to death." Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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10-07-2025
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Dolly Parton Reflects on Marriage to Late Husband, Says They Were ‘So Different' Yet ‘So Similar'
Dolly Parton recently shed light on her decades-long marriage to her late husband, Carl Dean, who was known for being notoriously private. 'I really think that there's just certain personalities that are great for each other. And we were together 61 years. We were just so different, but we were so similar,' the country star, 79, shared on the On Wednesday, July 9 episode of the Khloé in Wonderland podcast. 'We were perfect, as far as the temperature in the house. We didn't fight over that 'cause we both were comfortable at the same thing,' she continued. 'Just so many things we were compatible about, and we just got along great.' The husband-and-wife duo met at a Nashville laundromat and wed in 1966. They were married for 58 years before Dean passed away in March at the age of 82. The 'Jolene' singer explained on the podcast that Dean had no interest in the spotlight and was more of a 'homebody' who was happy spending time on their Tennessee farm. 'We were different people. He was not involved in the music business at all. He loved music, but he was a loner,' she remarked. 'He did not want a bunch of people around him except me. Of course, he had friends, but he was also the same way. He'd rather be at the barn, be on the farm all day, and if he was gonna go sell a loader or buy a loader or have somebody come work on one of his trucks or tractors, he'd have to let people in.' The 9 to 5 star noted Dean was happy to support her from afar, and she made sure to respect his privacy — which she says contributed to the success of their marriage. On the podcast, she recounted a funny story about the one time he attended an award show with her. 'I won the song of the year, and I won a BMI award in 1966. That's the year that we got married. And he rented a tuxedo, didn't want to do it. I begged him to go,' she admitted. 'And then when we were leaving that, he started taking that off, taking off all the jacket. And he said, 'Now I want you to do great, but don't you ever ask me to go to another one of these damn things cuz I ain't going.'' She added, 'And he never did. And I knew right then that I'm just going to keep him private as best I can. Never ask him to do nothing. And certainly, he's not going to volunteer. But he was very proud of me.'
