SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — While investigating the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, authorities ...

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 ...

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

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Dolly Parton's late husband, Carl Dean, was a very private person, but his superstar wife still ...

Dolly Parton is mourning the passing of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean. "Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years.

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

Two Sumter County natives took their talents to Indianapolis last week to take part in the NFL Scouting Combine after ...

Carl was the love of Dolly’s life before he died in 2025. Learn more about the couple’s private relationship and whether or ...

Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.

In a 2019 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Dolly Parton shared just what motivated one of her most beloved songs—and there’s more to the story than you might think.

Carl Thomas Dean, who was with Dolly Parton for over 60 years, has died at age 82. A bank teller who had an evident crush on ...