In his honor, Dolly has released an emotional new song called “If You Hadn’t Been There.” Parton Releases New Song “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,

Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end,” she wrote about the ballad.

Dolly Parton, who's put her life into beautiful songs through her whole career, from "I Will Always Love You" to "Jolene," just released the track "If You Hadn't Been There" in honor of husband Carl Dean's death on March 3.

Dolly Parton offered an emotional tribute to her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died earlier this week. The legendary country artist released a new song titled, If You Hadn't Been There, in an Instagram post on Friday.

Dolly Parton released a beautiful new song as a tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, days after his death on Monday. Dean was 82. “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,” Parton said in an Instagram post this week,

Like all great love stories, they never end,” Parton wrote on Instagram before releasing the ballad “If You Hadn’t Been There.”

Dolly Parton has released a new song, If You Hadn’t Been There, which she has dedicated to her husband, Carl Dean, who died last week aged 82. The new song is already up on YouTube complete with a picture of the couple when they were young.

Dolly Parton has released a new song, 'If You Hadn't Been There,' dedicated to her husband Carl Dean, who died earlier this month.

Dolly Parton has released an emotional ballad honoring her late husband Carl Thomas Dean, who died on Monday at the age of 82. Parton announced the release of the single "If You Hadn’t Been There" on Friday in an Instagram post.

Dolly Parton lost her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, on Monday (March 3), but their love continues on. The country icon looks back on their life together and his support in a powerful new love song titled "If You Hadn't Been There."