Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, have been married for more than 50 years, but they're rarely seen together — and that's just the way they like it.
Dolly Parton explained that not having kids had given her the chance to achieve her dreams as a country superstar and focus more on her legendary career. “Since I had no kids, and my husband was pretty independent, I had freedom,” Parton said.
Country legend Dolly Parton is beloved by listeners of all ages, but despite her large family and her strong bond with kids, she and husband Carl Dean have never had children of their own.
For Parton, that something is her 55-year marriage to Dean. "I've known how to keep my husband private," the country legend explained. "It's just natural to me to protect the things and the people I love and to protect my own privacy."
After two years of unorthodox dinner dates, Dolly and Carl made their relationship official. They got married on May 30, 1966 in a private ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia when she was 20 and he was 23.
Randy Parton, brother of renowned county singer Dolly Parton, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday. Randy Parton, little brother of renowned county singer Dolly Parton, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday.
“I didn't have children because I believed that God didn't mean for me to have kids so everybody's kids could be mine, so I could do things like Imagination Library because if I hadn't had the freedom to work, I wouldn't have done all the things I've done,” Parton said on Today.
Dolly Rebecca Parton is born to Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Parton near Sevierville, Tennessee.
According to Dolly's creative director Steve Summers, the singer wears gloves as a matter of style. “She doesn't like her elbows,” Steve told InStyle. “[They ask] 'what's wrong with her hands? ' She's 73, and she doesn't like them!”
In a 1978 interview with Playboy Magazine, Parton discussed the parallels drawn between herself and Elvis. She explained that, while she sadly never had the chance to meet Elvis, “There was nobody that [she] ever related to more.
Larry Gerald Parton
Sadly, Larry died just four days after he was born. Dolly bravely spoke up about the heartbreaking story, revealing that the loss hit her really hard. The country singer recalled how her mother would assign them special roles of taking care of one particular sibling since there were so many of them.
The history of Dolly Parton and Carl Dean's 56-year marriage, and their secret to long-lasting love. Dolly Parton and Carl Dean tied the knot in 1966 after meeting at a local launderette, and though Dolly went on to become a superstar, they're still happily married today.
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus share a special bond. Aside from being two of the most successful singers in the music industry, they also share a familial connection: Parton is Cyrus' godmother.
In order of birth, the six boys and six girls were named Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Dolly Rebecca, Bobby Lee, Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randel Huston “Randy,” Larry Gerald, Estel Floyd, and twins Freida Estelle and Rachel Ann.
'” That self-confidence has paved her way to financial success. In August 2021, Forbes estimated the singer-songwriter's net worth at $350 million.
Randy Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, the eighth of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000). He was the younger brother of Dolly and Stella Parton and the older brother of former actress Rachel Dennison.
Rick Henderson. Randy Parton, namesake of one of the worst boondoggles in recent N.C. political history, has died at age 67. The bass-playing younger brother of cultural icon Dolly Parton died of cancer, according to a statement from the Parton family.
Then, a few years ago, Parton set the record straight during an interview with People in 2020. "I do have some tattoos, that's true," she told the publication. "But they're tasteful.
Dolly was 18 while Carl was 21 at the time. Two years later in 1966, shortly before Dolly released her first album, they were married in Ringgold, Georgia, with only her mother there as a witness.
Her parents paid for her birth with a sack of oatmeal.
Her family was so poor that grain was all her father had to give the doctor who delivered her.
While Dean must be flattered to have love songs written about him, Parton revealed that her husband is "not necessarily one of the biggest fans" of her music. "He likes hard rock, he likes Led Zeppelin and bluegrass music, so my music is somewhere in between.