Journalist Alanna Nash recounted her visit to Parton's Nashville home in 1977 Dolly Parton may have been one of pop culture’s most famous faces, but details of her private life at home with husband Carl Dean have always been something of a mystery.

A while back, when she was promoting her book about her distinct style, Dolly Parton was asked if her husband Carl Dean had a favorite outfit of hers. Parton got a dreamy smile on her face as she remembered.

No one chronicles love quite like Dolly Parton. From the melancholy farewell that grounds "I Will Always Love You" to the dizziness of heartbreak laid bare in "The Grass is Blue," Parton has cemented her place as one of the premier balladeers of the American songbook.