She was 18 and he was Sounds like the makings of a country song, right? While she tended to the fluffing and folding, he, reportedly, flirted with her. He only likes to go places where he can be comfortable. Then, two years later, on May 30, , Parton and Dean made it official , tying the knot at a church in Ringgold, Georgia. She was 20 and he was The only people in attendance were Parton's mom, Avie Lee, and the preacher and his wife.
Back in , Parton had just gotten her big break by singing the demo, " Put It Off Until Tomorrow ," for country music artist Bill Phillips, and her first solo hit, " Dumb Blonde ," was gaining momentum on the music charts. Parton and Dean decided to elope because her record label, Monument, was worried that Parton getting hitched would get in the way of her music career.
Though Parton was on the fast-track to becoming the legendary country music artist she's revered as today, her husband, who runs a local asphalt-paving company in Nashville, chose to stay out of the spotlight. Parton recounted a BMI dinner in , which was the first and last industry event she and her husband attended together. So Carl and I got dressed up, he was in a tux, and we drove to the dinner. We got out and walked up the red carpet and went inside and sat through dinner and the awards.
After the dinner, Carl turned to me and said, 'Dolly, I want you to have everything you want, and I'm happy for you, but don't you ever ask me to go to another one of them dang things again! However, Parton credits their difference to the success of their five decades-long relationship.
Parton added: "He wants to be mostly around the house. He loves that. In , Parton released the hit song, " Jolene " that would, one year later, become the title of her fourteenth studio album. On the track, Parton sings about confronting a young red-haired woman name Jolene who she believes is sleeping around with her husband. It's one of her most beloved songs, and along with the success of it came speculation that the lyrics hit a little too close to home.
Parton herself fanned the flames of cheating rumors, telling fans at her earlier concerts that she "put a stop" to Dean spending so much at the bank where Jolene apparently worked.
However, in recent years, Parton has revealed that the real Jolene is actually a little girl with "red hair, green eyes, and fair skin" who she met at one of her shows. When the young woman asked for an autograph and told Parton her name, Parton, according to The Independent , said it was "just about the prettiest name" she ever heard. And she promised Jolene she would write a song about her. We're not sure which Jolene story is true, but considering the fact that Parton and Dean just celebrated their year wedding anniversary, we're inclined to believe the latter.
Parton dedicated the ode , " From Here to the Moon and Back " to her husband. The song originally appeared on Parton's Joyful Noise soundtrack album to coincide with the musical film of the same name.
She later recorded the track as a duet with frequent collaborator, Willie Nelson. The longtime couple renewed their vows in May , marking their 50th anniversary.
While Dolly does not use Dean's surname professionally, she has said that her passport says 'Dolly Parton Dean'. She has also said that he has seen her perform only once. In , the couple celebrated their 45th anniversary. Dolly said: "We're really proud of our marriage. It's the first for both of us. And the last. In , she announced that she and her husband would renew their vows to mark their 50th wedding anniversary later in the month. Dolly and Dean helped raise several of Dolly's younger siblings in Nashville, with her nieces and nephews referring to her as 'Aunt Granny', which became the name to one of the singer's Dollywood restaurants.
The couple have no children of their own, but Dolly is the godmother of singer Miley Cyrus. Her father was a subsistence farmer and construction worker, and her mother was a homemaker for their large family.
Her 11 pregnancies between and made her a mother of 12 by the age of Dolly's middle name comes from her maternal great-great grandmother, Rebecca.
She has described her family as being "dirt poor". But what do we know about the man who inspired beloved country songs like Jolene and Forever Love?
Keep reading to find out…. Dolly and husband Carl like to keep their marriage out of the spotlight. Dolly Parton is 75 and was born in Tennessee on January 19, Her husband, Carl Dean, is three years older than her and turned 79 in July. Dolly and Carl met outside their local laundromat in Nashville on the first day the singer moved to the famous music city in Dolly was 18 while Carl was 21 at the time. Two years later in , shortly before Dolly released her first album, they were married in Ringgold, Georgia, with only her mother there as a witness.
In the years that followed, Dolly became country music's most iconic star, while Carl stayed out of the spotlight, focusing on running his asphalt business. And don't expect to see him in the front row at his wife's shows — over the years he'd only seen Dolly perform a few times. It's almost like seeing your kid in a recital.
He's afraid I'll mess up. Actually, he has seen me a time or two and it did relax him a little. He saw that I do mess up and it's OK because people are not gonna punish me for it.
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