Dolly Parton announced that she’s taking a break from music following her husband Carl Dean’s death at 82. Screengrab from @dollyparton's Instagram. Dolly Parton has plenty of ideas for new music, but those ideas will have to wait.

Dolly Parton is putting down the pen and closing the songbook for a while, due to the passing of her husband, Carl Dean. The 79-year-old country music icon sat down with Khloé Kardashian on her podcast, “Khloé in Wonder Land,” and talked about how difficult the songwriting process has been for her since her husband’s passing in March 2025.

The country music icon, who has written over 3,000 songs in her career, says she can't focus on creating music following Carl Dean's passing in March 2025.

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