# Brad Paisley on the Time Carl Dean Drove Dolly Parton to His House

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brad-paisley-on-the-time-carl-dean-drove-dolly-parton-to-his-house/
- Published: 2026-10-22T14:59:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:01:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/brad-paisley-remembers-dolly-parton-husband-carl-dean-1235646478/
- Topics: Art, Business, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Markets, Music

## Key points

- Paisley remembered Dean patiently waiting in the car during Parton’s video shoot.
- The memory deepens the meaning of their 2005 duet for Paisley.
- Parton and Dean were married for nearly 60 years.

## Summary

Brad Paisley recalled a quiet moment with Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, while discussing their song “When I Get Where I’m Going” at a tribute concert in Nashville. Dean waited in the car while Parton filmed at Paisley’s home, happy to stay out of the spotlight; the memory reflects the couple’s private life and the song’s new emotional meaning for Paisley after their deaths.

Paisley recorded the song with Parton for his 2005 album *Time Well Wasted* and said he had asked her to bring it “into the angelic realm”. Parton and Dean married in 1966 and were together for nearly 60 years; Dean died aged 82 in 2025, and Parton died aged 80 a year later. Paisley and Sierra Hull performed the song at the tribute, whose proceeds benefit Parton’s Imagination Library.

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