Here's what else Parton has said about Dean over the years, including the comments she made just months before his death. 'Words can't do justice': Dolly Parton's husband, Carl De

Journalist Alanna Nash recounted her visit to Parton's Nashville home in 1977 Dolly Parton may have been one of pop culture’s most famous faces, but details of her private life at home with husband Carl Dean have always been something of a mystery.

One of the few journalists ever to meet Carl Dean, Alanna Nash, recalls what it was like encountering Dolly Parton's very reclusive husband at home.