Brad Paisley on the Time Carl Dean Drove Dolly Parton to His House
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.
In short
- 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.
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