Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. He was 82. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Dean died in Nashville, Tennessee. He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.

Dolly Parton's longtime husband Carl Dean has died at the age of 82. A spokesperson for Parton told the AP that Dean had passed away on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, without specifying a cause of death.