Who is Dolly Parton's husband?

A: Carl Thomas Dean. (born 20 Jul 1942, Nashville, Tennessee)

Dolly Parton married Carl in Ringgold, Georgia on May 30, 1966.

She first met Dean at the Wishy-Washy Laundromat two years earlier on her first day in Nashville. Apparently, his very first words to her were -'You're gonna get sunburnt out there, little lady.'!

Dean shuns publicity and is rarely seen in public. According to Parton, he has only seen her perform once. However, she has also commented in interviews that, although it appears they do not spend much time together, it is simply that nobody sees him. She has also commented on Dean's romantic side claiming that he will often do spontaneous things to surprise her, even writing poetry.