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The Guardian - UK
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Olivia Lee and agencies

Dolly Parton dedicates new song to late husband Carl Dean

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton posted on Instagram: ‘Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end.’ Photograph: AFF-USA/Rex/Shutterstock

Dolly Parton has dedicated her new song If You Hadn’t Been There to her husband, Carl Dean, who died this week aged 82.

The songwriter shared the tribute on Instagram earlier today, posting a picture of the couple in their youth, Parton with her arms wrapped around Dean.

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