Parton earlier released astatement announcing Dean’s deathand later followed it with a message onInstagram.
“This is a love note to family, friends, and fans,” the country legend wrote.
I will always love you."
Dolly Parton celebrates the 40th anniversary of Dollywood.Credit:Curtis Hilbun/Dollywood
Dolly Parton/Instagram
Partonreleased a song paying tribute to Dean on March 7.
“Like all great love stories, they never end,” Parton wrote.
“They live on in memory and song.
Dolly Parton and husband Carl Dean in the mid-’80s.Dolly Parton/Instagram
He will always be the star of my life story, and I dedicate this song to him.”
