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Dolly Parton reveals secrets to her 53-year marriage to Carl Thomas Dean

#CarlDean #CountryMusic #DollyParton #Marriage Beloved Country Music legend Dolly Parton has been married for over 50 years, and as she explains, it all started out with a very simple dinner. What's the secret to a 50-plus year marriage? Ask Dolly Parton. And you might be surprised: It's not about grand romantic gestures. "I've been married for 53 years come next May, and my husband and I have a great relationship," the 72-year-old country music legend told People magazine recently. "We've been together most of our lives." After Parton met Carl Thomas Dean at a Wishy Washy laundromat, the pair went on their first date. But he did not escort her to a big fancy restaurant. "He pulled up to the drive-in window and got our food at McDonald's," said Parton. "We know a few little places we can go without being bothered. He only likes to go places where he can be comfortable!" The pair married in 1966 and have remai

The Real Story Behind Why Dolly Parton Wrote the Song "I Will Always Love You"

#DollyParton #IWillAlwaysLoveYou #PorterWagoner #CountryMusic Of all the legendary  songs Dolly Parton has written  in her illustrious career,  "I Will Always Love You"  remains one the most iconic. Dolly's version hit No. 1 on the charts twice in her career (when she first released the song in 1974, and again when she re-recorded it for her 1982 movie  The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ). And of course, the ballad became popular once again when Whitney Houston recorded a version for the movie  The Bodyguard  in 1992. Perhaps the reason that "I Will Always Love You" has struck a chord with so many listeners through the years is that it has such strikingly simple, yet heartbreaking, lyrics. It's the straight-forward passion behind the words that make the song so timeless: If I should stay I would only be in your way And so I'll go, but I know I'll think of you each step of the way And I will always love you I will always love you And