Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.

Dolly Parton has released a new song called "If You Hadn't Been There" in honor of her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who passed away in Nashville March 3.

"If You Hadn't Been There" is Parton's ode to Dean and their six decades together. Music. Dolly Parton honors late husband with new song, 'If You Hadn't Been There' March 7, 2025 6:14 PM ET.

Dolly Parton has shared a new song, “If You Hadn’t Been There,” a tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, who died earlier this week at the age of 82.. Parton revealed and released the ...

The song, ‘If You Hadn't Been There’, is a ballad of gratitude and enters the pantheon of gorgeous, big-hearted Parton ballads. In it, she asks who or where she would be without him, singing ...

Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.

Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.

Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.

Dean died Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, at 82. “If you hadn’t been there / Where would I be? / Without your trust, love and belief,” Parton sings on the track.

Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.

Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.

Days after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton revealed her new song “If You Hadn’t Been There,” announcing it on Instagram, with a photo of the couple.