Dolly Parton is opening up about the death of her husband, Carl Dean, earlier this month. In an interview with Knox News published Monday, March 17 - just two weeks after Dean's death - Parton, 79, revealed that her husband "suffered a great deal" before he passed away.

Dolly Parton is one of the most beloved figures in country music, and perhaps in pop culture generally. The prolific singer and songwriter continues to tour in her seventies to sold out crowds, and she’s been performing since her preteens.

Dolly Parton says husband Carl Dean would visit Dollywood alone. Dean was a private man who avoided the spotlight. You never saw him on a red carpet or at a premiere. But you migh