Dolly
Parton is renowned in both the country music and celebrity realms.
Despite
spending the majority of her life performing and singing, the Tennessee native
has become nothing short of a legend, delighting her countless fans with her
entertainment prowess.
Despite
her ongoing releases of new music, the 76-year-old music legend has recently
announced her decision to cease touring.
Dolly
Parton elaborated on her decision to cease touring in a recent interview with
Pollystar, stating:
"Every
now and then, I'll do special performances. Perhaps a few shows during a
festival or a long weekend. However, I don't have any intentions of embarking on
a full-scale tour anymore."
The
76-year-old country music icon will persist in songwriting and devote her
attention to her loving husband, Carl Thomas Dean.
Dolly
and Carl Dean first crossed paths in 1964 in Nashville, Tennessee, right in
front of the Wishy Washy laundromat. Carl, aged 21 at the time, instantly
noticed the distinctive charm of the 18-year-old Dolly.
According
to an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Dean remarked when they first met,
"I'm going to marry that girl."
My
second thought was, "Lord, she's gorgeous. My life truly began in that
moment. I wouldn't trade the last fifty years for anything in this world."
Dean
called out to Dolly when he spotted her while sitting in his pickup truck, as
Dolly recalled in a 1976 interview with the New York Times. However, she turned
down his offer for a date. Instead, she invited him to visit a few days later
while she was watching her nephew. Thus began a love story that would endure
forever.
In
May 1966, in Ringgold, Georgia, Dolly and Carl exchanged vows in a private
ceremony. Despite her job commitments and advice from her record company to
delay the wedding, Dolly and Dean opted not to wait. They chose to marry in
Georgia rather than Tennessee to avoid publicity. Only three people attended:
Dolly, Carl, and her mother.
Since
then, Carl and Dolly have remained deeply in love. In 2016, the couple
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.
They’ll
now spend a lot more time together.
In
her interview with Pollstar, Parton went into more detail about her travels.
"I've
been touring all my life, and it demands a lot of time and effort. Nowadays, I
prefer to spend more time at home with my husband. As we're getting older, I
don't want to be away for extended periods, maybe four or five weeks at most.
There's always a chance that someone might need me back home. I wouldn't feel
right if I were away and someone required my help. If I had to cut short a tour
because a family member needed me, it would devastate me, and I couldn't leave
the fans hanging."
The
singer asserts that her husband would categorize her latest musical
compositions as rock 'n' roll. In fact, Parton received a nomination for the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in May.
Upon
learning of my nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I thought,
"Well, there's no better time than now." For as long as I can
remember, I've wanted to pursue this. My husband is a huge fan of hard rock 'n'
roll, so I've often thought, "One of these days, I'd like to make an album
primarily for him, just to make it happen."
The
singer is reportedly finishing up her upcoming album while also working on a
Christmas special for NBC this year. As she clarified:.
You’ve
been very kind to us, Dolly, so just enjoy yourself and soak it all in right
now. We’ll love you forever.
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