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Dolly Parton Doing ‘Better Than I Thought I Would’ After Death of Husband Carl Dean

Dolly Parton said that she's doing 'better than I thought I would' following the death of her husband, Carl Dean, earlier this month.

After a surprise appearance at the 40th season celebration at her Dollywood resort in Pigeon Forge, TN, last week, the singer spoke to Knox News about how she managing life without Dean, who died on March 3 at age 82. But I’ll keep him always close.” Parton added that Dean — who was publicity-shy and more than happy to let his famous wife take all the spotlight over their long marriage — suffered “a great deal” near the end. Parton, of course, poured her grief out in the only way she knows how days after Dean’s death, releasing the moving ballad, “ If You Hadn’t Been There,” an homage to the stoic support her husband offered her throughout their life together.

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