{"id":154396,"date":"2025-03-07T14:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/dolly-parton-song-if-you-hadnt-been-there-honors-late-husband\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:28:25","slug":"dolly-parton-song-if-you-hadnt-been-there-honors-late-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/dolly-parton-song-if-you-hadnt-been-there-honors-late-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Song &#8216;If You Hadn&#8217;t Been There&#8217; Honors Late Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton sings \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There\u201d in honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/carl-dean-cause-of-death-dolly-partons-husband-gone-at-82\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her late husband<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Dean, whom she marred nearly 60 years ago, died on March 3.<\/p>\n<p>Though he was a largely private person who never sought the spotlight, he spent most of his life married to one of the world\u2019s brightest stars.<\/p>\n<p>With \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There,\u201d Dolly Parton memorializes her late husband in music. You can listen to it, below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton on May 11, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-520868 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 11, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-you-hadn-t-been-there-honors-dolly-parton-s-late-husband\">\u2018If You Hadn\u2019t Been There\u2019 honors Dolly Parton\u2019s late husband<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, March 6, the incomparable Dolly Parton shared a bittersweet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DG4sVjMMuB8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>In the post, the 79-year-old music legend and cultural icon announced the title of her new song, \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying the reveal, she included a throwback photo from many decades ago \u2014 with Parton embracing Carl Dean from behind.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DG4sVjMMuB8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cCarl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end,\u201d she penned in the post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey live in memory and in song, and I dedicate this to him,\u201d Dolly Parton wrote, making it clear that \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There\u201d is a tribute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you hadn\u2019t been there \/ Where would I be? \/ Without your trust, love and belief,\u201d she sings. \u201cThe ups and downs \/ We\u2019ve always shared \/ And I wouldn\u2019t be here, if you hadn\u2019t been there.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dolly Parton - If You Hadn\u2019t Been There (Official Audio)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPzwXz1RX4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dolly-parton-and-carl-dean-were-married-for-nearly-60-years\">Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were married for nearly 60 years<\/h2>\n<p>Carl Thomas Dean passed away on Monday, March 3.<\/p>\n<p>The late husband of Dolly Parton was 82 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The two had been married for 58 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton on November 5, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-520869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton on November 5, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-520869 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton attends the 37th Annual Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dolly Parton and the man who inspired \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There\u201d and so much more married in 1966.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite spending well over half a century at her side as she became one of the most beloved cultural figures on the planet, Dean himself was a fairly private person.<\/p>\n<p>As such, he avoided the limelight, making very rare public statements. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton on October 11, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-520867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton on October 11, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-520867 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0307_dollyparton_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton speaks onstage at the 53rd Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 11, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-appreciates-all-of-the-outpouring-of-love-and-support\">She appreciates all of the outpouring of love and support<\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\">\u201cThis is a love note to family, friends, and fans,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/dolly-parton-breaks-silence-on-husbands-tragic-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dolly Parton wrote<\/a> earlier on Thursday. \u201cThank you for all the messages, cards, and flowers that you\u2019ve sent to pay your respects for the loss of my beloved husband Carl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\">She affirmed: \u201cI can\u2019t reach out personally to each of you but just know it has meant the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\">Parton concluded with a reference to her 1973 hit, writing: \u201cHe is in God\u2019s arms now and I am okay with that. I will always love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/dolly-parton-if-you-hadnt-been-there-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Dolly Parton sings \u201cIf You Hadn\u2019t Been There\u201d in honor of her late husband. Carl Dean, whom she marred nearly 60 years ago, died on March 3. Though he was a largely private person who never sought the spotlight, he spent most of his life married to one of the world\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-154396","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}