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Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Ultra Private Husband, Dead at 82
Parton shared a brief statement on her loss: “Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years.”
Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.” While Dean was extremely private throughout Parton’s career — there are very few photos posted of him online, outside of throwback photos Parton has shared and the album cover for My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy — he’s remained a huge supporter and muse for the singer. “I started walkin’ down the street, just lookin’ at my new borne, and this guy hollered at me, and I waved,” Parton shared to the New York Times in 1976. Despite being a huge part of her music, Dean never attended any public event with Parton, a choice they both agreed on early in her career.
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