The wedding was kept secret for over a year, so Parton could prove to her producers that she could be both a singing star and a wife.ĭolly Parton has continued to keep her relationship with Dean under wraps – at one point, fans refused to believe Parton was married, as the couple were rarely seen together – even though he has inspired a large portion of her music. The only guests in attendance were Avie Lee, Pastor Don Duvall and his wife. They wed in a small Baptist church and Parton even managed to get herself a white wedding dress thanks to her mother, Avie Lee. Spontaneous weddings aren’t usually the most formal affairs, but Parton insisted on marrying in typical Southern style. Parton was just 20 years old, and Dean 23.
The couple wed on May 30th, 1966 in Ringgold, Georgia. Going against the aptly titled demo “Put It Off Until Tomorrow,” Parton decided to elope with Carl Dean. In Dolly’s own words: “I was so in love with Carl, I couldn’t see straight.” But after Dean had returned from two years of military service, the couple were desperate to marry. Monument feared that if Parton was married, it would interfere with the superstar trajectory she was set on. This was followed by her first solo hit under Monument, “Dumb Blonde”.
Dolly Parton had just got her big break writing and recording the demo, “Put It Off Until Tomorrow,” for country music star Bill Phillips. This was not without controversy, as Parton’s record label, Monument, discouraged the nuptials. Yet, something about the couple has seen them prevail for the better half of a century.įalling head over heels for one another, Parton and Dean decided to wed. Dolly loves the glitz and glamour, whereas Carl shies from the spotlight. Dolly is made of music – she sings, writes, plays more than ten instruments – whereas Carl is far from musically-inclined. On paper, the two could not be less alike. Screenshot: Carl and Dolly in Dolly Parton – Here I Am | BBC iPlayerĬarl Dean, born July 20th, 1942, was just 21 years old when he met Dolly Parton. BLACKPINK’s Lisa achieves career high as she joins Adele with most No 1s on iTunesĭean later revealed at the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary (where they renewed their vows) that his “first thought was ‘I’m gonna marry that girl’… and that was the day my life began”.KSI wrote Summer Is Over during 'really painful time' in his life.He said, ‘Hey, you’re going to get sunburned out here! Well, he had to say something.” “I was walking down the street to the laundromat, and he stopped me. Speaking of how she met her husband, Parton explained: New York had a blossoming folk scene, California embraced surf rock Nashville was Dolly’s destiny.ĭestiny came calling again when she met Carl Thomas Dean on her first day in the city. Nashville, the beating heart and soul of country music, was the only place that a young country singer had their sights set on. She arrived in Nashville, Tennessee in the summer of 1964. To pursue her ambitions as a singer, Dolly Parton left her hometown just two days after graduating from high school.
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