In the world of celebrities as well as country music, Dolly Parton, 77, is a household name.
Despite spending her whole life on stage and in the spotlight, the Tennessee native has amassed millions of followers and has grown to become nothing less than a legend.
Though she is still recording new music, the well-known superstar has officially announced that she will not be going on any more tour.
Recently, Dolly Parton said in an interview with Pollystar that she was retiring from touring. She clarified:
I’ll occasionally put on a few exceptional performances. Maybe a couple of shows at a festival, or a whole weekend of performances. However, I don’t intend to go on a full-fledged tour.
There’s little doubt that Dolly Parton, who came from an Appalachian Mountain upbringing to become the epitome of global entertainment, will be missed when she performs.
The 77-year-old country music icon will still write music, though, and instead of going on tour, she will spend more time with her cherished husband, Carl Thomas Dean.
In 1964, Dolly and Carl Dean met in front of the Wishy Washy Laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee. Carl was twenty-one and Dolly was eighteen. Carl saw immediately that there was something unique about the girl.
“As soon as I saw her, I knew I had to marry her,” Dean recalled, according to Entertainment Tonight.
“My second thought was, ‘Lord, she looks nice.’” That was how my life began. “There is nothing I would trade the past 50 years for.”
In a 1976 interview with the New York Times, Dolly said that Dean “hollered” at her from his pickup truck when he noticed her.
But she turned down a date with him. Rather, she invited him over the following time she watched her nephew. It was the start of an endless tale of love.
In May 1966, Dolly and Carl tied the knot in a private ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia. Her record label suggested that they put off getting married as she needed to focus on her profession.
But instead of waiting, Dean and Dolly decided to get married in Georgia so that the Tennessee press would not cover their nuptials. The only people there were Dolly, Carl, and her mother.
Since then, Dolly and Carl have experienced intense love. In 2016, the pair commemorated their 50th wedding anniversary. To mark the event, they decided to reaffirm their vows.
This means they will spend even more time together.
Parton gave a detailed account of her travel adventures in an interview with Pollstar:
“It takes a lot of time and effort; I’ve done that my entire life.” I would rather spend more time with my husband at home. I don’t want to stay away for four or five weeks at a stretch, as we’re both getting older,” Dolly said.
Something could occur. I would feel bad if I were gone and someone else needed me. Or I would be devastated if I had to call it quits on a tour because a fan needed me and I had to leave them behind because someone was sick at home.
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