On March 3rd, Dolly Parton lost Carl Dean, her husband of 58 years. The singer is paying tribute to the love of her life with a song, If You Hadn’t Been There.
“I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old. We have spent 60 precious and meaningful years together,” the singer wrote. “Like all great love stories, they never end. They live on in memory and song. He will always be the star of my life story, and I dedicate this song to him.”
A song that will leave you in tears because you can hear Dolly’s voice crack as she holds back her tears. You can hear how much she loved him with every word because it was written from the heart. And he had her heart for all of her adult life.
The Wiggles are releasing their first Country album, Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! If you are going to do that, you need to work with the Queen. Therefore, they asked Dolly Parton to do a duet with them. And she said yes. Their song Friends is out now.
Parton said, “Well, I just wiggled my way out into the Wiggles’ world! I had so much fun being a part of this project, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.”
It was a project for her. The Wiggles and Dolly also recorded another single, We Will Always Be Friends. She let them rework her song Working 9-5 to Counting 1-5 and do a cover of Love is Like a Butterfly.
Red Wiggle Caterina Mete is such a fan that she has a tattoo of the singer and named one of her twins Dolly, just like Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn,
“Getting to work with my absolute musical hero is beyond surreal,” says Caterina. “Dolly has inspired me in so many ways, and I know these songs will bring so much happiness to families everywhere.”
The Queen of Country is beloved by people of all ages. So, this project is just introducing her to some new fans who still have their baby teeth. And that is a good thing.
Wiggle Up, Giddy Up will be released on March 7. Along with Dolly, The Wiggles worked with Lainey Wilson, Orville Peck, Dasha, Morgan Evans, Jackson Dean, Kaylee Bell, MacKenzie Porter, Troy Cassar-Daley, The Wolfe Brothers, Travis Collins, Lucky Oceans, and the late, great Slim Dusty.
I love Dolly Parton, but it seems like every week, she is selling something new. She has sold everything from cake mixes to makeup to doggy clothes to books to music and so on.
Now, she is marketing something else with her name on it in time for the New Year. What is it? It is Chardonnay. It is one of the four available from Dolly Wines. The other three are Pinot Noir, Prosecco, and Rosé. However, the latter two are available in the United Kingdom and the former two can only be bought in the United States for the time being.
So raise a glass to Dolly and toast to what is coming next. I am hoping she comes out with a line of sex toys!!!
Miley Cyrus is Dolly Parton’s Goddaughter, and that is not all. Access Hollywood found out via Ancestry.com that they are seventh cousins once removed.
Dolly’s sixth great-grandfather is Miley’s seventh. John Brickey lived in Tenessee in the early 1800s, about twenty miles from where Dollywood is today.
How does the Country legend feel about that? “That’s amazing,” she said with excitment. “It doesn’t surprise me because she does feel like family. I’ve always said she feels like a niece or a child or whatever. So that is a cool little thing there that you just told me.”
Do you see the resemblance? Now that I think about it, their eyes kind of look alike.
In recent years, Dolly Parton has sold dog clothes, perfume, books, cake mixes, and so much more. Today, she announced that she has put her name on a new product.
“I’m very excited to officially launch @dollywines today,” she wrote. “Crafted with love, these wines are the perfect addition to spending time with family and friends. So let’s raise a glass together!”
If that is not enough, she is going to the Great White Way in 2026. She wrote, “I’ve been writing my life story as a Broadway musical for several years, and I’m proud to announce we are finally developing ‘Hello, I’m Dolly—An Original Musical’ for the Broadway stage.”
What is next for her? Who knows? But I know we will find out soon enough. So, as we wait, let’s drink a glass of Dolly’s Wines!
