Even though Dolly Parton’s record label instructed her not to get married lest it affect her image, the “Two Doors Down” singer and Carl Dean could not wait. So they snuck off to a town called Ringgold, Georgia to tie the knot in secret. But once there, Parton decided the hasty ceremony wasn’t what she’d always envisioned.
Dolly Parton and Carl Dean’s almost-wedding
Parton’s mother made the trip to Nashville to accompany her daughter and new son-in-law to Ringgold.
“Mama made me a wisp of a veil to go with a white eyelet dress she had also made,” Parton wrote in her 1994 memoir, Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “She had also wrapped a little white Bible in lace and tied it up with field flowers for me to carry.”
It was a Friday when the small party headed to Ringgold. The couple got their license from city hall.
Dolly Parton and Carl Dean’s almost-wedding
Parton’s mother made the trip to Nashville to accompany her daughter and new son-in-law to Ringgold.
“Mama made me a wisp of a veil to go with a white eyelet dress she had also made,” Parton wrote in her 1994 memoir, Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “She had also wrapped a little white Bible in lace and tied it up with field flowers for me to carry.”
It was a Friday when the small party headed to Ringgold. The couple got their license from city hall.
- 7/15/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Ever wonder what inspired Dolly Parton to pen the hit song "Jolene"? Often deemed "the original diss track," most assume the lyrics were written out of spite toward a cheating partner. But the truth is "Jolene" is actually based on a running joke between Dolly and her husband, Carl Dean, to whom she's been faithfully married for over 50 years.
The story behind "Jolene" is that every time Dolly went to the bank with Carl, a red-headed bank teller would always flirt with him. "He just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention. It was kinda like a running joke between us." Dolly told NPR. "She was about 6 feet tall and had all that stuff that some little, short, sawed-off honky like me don't have." Despite being in a strong,...
A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) on Feb 4, 2017 at 11:17am Pst
Ever wonder what inspired Dolly Parton to pen the hit song "Jolene"? Often deemed "the original diss track," most assume the lyrics were written out of spite toward a cheating partner. But the truth is "Jolene" is actually based on a running joke between Dolly and her husband, Carl Dean, to whom she's been faithfully married for over 50 years.
The story behind "Jolene" is that every time Dolly went to the bank with Carl, a red-headed bank teller would always flirt with him. "He just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention. It was kinda like a running joke between us." Dolly told NPR. "She was about 6 feet tall and had all that stuff that some little, short, sawed-off honky like me don't have." Despite being in a strong,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Kalea Martin
- Popsugar.com
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