Carl Dean is recently dead and leaving his wife, Dolly Parton, in a sadness. They had been married for over 50 years.

But what is interesting about their wedding is that the pop icon tied the knot with her recurring husband against her then -then manager Fred Foster who wanted her to delay the news for at least a year.

In a Throwback event in 2016, she remembered ahead of the media that it was an early period in her career. Monument Records has signed up for her well-known producer founded the label.

“I had actually just signed with Monument Records and Fred Foster, who was the leader of the label, he invested a lot of money in me to try to get me started in the industry. And he had heard I was engaged,” the 79-year-old told me.

“And then he called me in the office and said, ‘I would really appreciate it if you didn’t want to marry for at least a year. So I can make sure I can get a return on my investment because I want you to be free to work and do what you have to do.'”

However, Dolly did what she thought was best for her and continued to marry Carl. “So that weekend I and Carl went to Ringgold, GA. And got married, so it wouldn’t be in the Tennessee papers, ”she said.

Carl has been died on March 4th. She was 82.