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Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80

donkorAugust 25, 2026August 25, 202601 mins

US country music singer Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Her nephew Brian Seaver announced the news in a video posted to the country legend’s Instagram page. The 80-year-old singer spent almost all of her life making music and is known the world over for a series of major hits like “Jolene,”…

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years who inspired ‘Jolene,’ dies at 82

donkorMarch 4, 2025March 4, 202503 mins

Dolly Parton has shared the devastating news that her husband of nearly 60 years has died. Carl Thomas Dean, the ultra-private husband of the country star, died Monday at 82. Married to the music icon since May 30th, 1966, Dean avoided the public eye, rarely attending events with his wife. Parton posted the grim update…