"Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years," Parton wrote about her husband of 58 yearsDolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean has died. The very private husband of the country music legend was 82 years old.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband for nearly 60 years and the man whose flirting inspired her classic hit "Jolene," has died. He was 82. Parton announced the news today in an Instagram post. "Carl Dean,

Dolly Parton announced in a heartbreaking note on social media that Carl Dean, her husband of nearly 60 years, has died.