{"id":1719618,"date":"2022-11-01T07:49:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1719618"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:48:53","slug":"dolly-parton-announces-shes-retiring-from-touring-so-she-can-stay-closer-to-my-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dolly-parton-announces-shes-retiring-from-touring-so-she-can-stay-closer-to-my-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Announces She\u2019s Retiring From Touring So She Can \u201cStay Closer to My Husband\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdolly-parton-announces-shes-retiring-from-touring-so-she-can-stay-closer-to-my-husband%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1719618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.31-01.53-themixnet-635fd35625f5c.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The country music legend Dolly Parton has announced that she will never tour again because she wants to spend more time with her husband Carl Dean, who she\u2019s been married to for 56 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dolly Parton and her husband Carl Dean in the 60s. They have now been married for over 55 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x72ITBu4IP\">pic.twitter.com\/x72ITBu4IP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Alper \ud83c\udfa7 (@ThatEricAlper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThatEricAlper\/status\/1571672970552025088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>\u2018I Do Not Think I Will Ever Tour Again\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI do not think I will ever tour again, but I do know I\u2019ll do special shows here and there, now and then,\u201d Parton, 76, told <a class href=\"https:\/\/news.pollstar.com\/2022\/10\/27\/why-dolly-parton-belongs-in-the-rock-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Pollstar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe a long weekend of shows or just a few shows at a festival. But I have no intention of going on a full-blown tour anymore,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019ve done that my whole life, and it takes so much time and energy. I like to stay a little closer to home with my husband. We\u2019re getting older now, and I don\u2019t want to be gone for four or five weeks at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton went on to say that \u201csomething could happen,\u201d and that she might have to leave a tour if a family member got sick, which would disappoint her fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not feel right about that, if I were gone and somebody needed me,\u201d she explained. \u201cOr I would feel bad if I had to leave a tour if somebody got sick at home and needed me and then I had to walk out on the fans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-11366609\/Dolly-Parton-76-reveals-NEVER-tour-following-iconic-six-decade-music-career.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported that Parton\u2019s last tour was her Pure &#038; Simple tour, which featured 65 shows across North America from June of 2016 to July of 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dolly Parton shares a rare photo of husband Carl Dean. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJBDDgNHnN\">pic.twitter.com\/CJBDDgNHnN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1455897837783429124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2020\/12\/dolly-parton-stuns-fans-by-revealing-sex-is-her-weakness-says-shes-sick-of-her-husband-of-54-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolly Parton Stuns Fans By Revealing \u2018Sex\u2019 Is Her Weakness \u2013 Jokes That She\u2019s \u2018Sick\u2019 Of Her Husband<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Parton Previously Said She Wanted To Die Onstage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Parton\u2019s latest comments are in contrast to what she said in 2018, when she said that \u201cdying in the middle of a song\u201d is how she wants to pass away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll happen when it happens,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cThat\u2019s how I feel. I am grateful that I am still here. So many people have more talent than I\u2019ve ever dreamed of having that never get to see dreams come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cThere\u2019s a whole lot to be said for loving your work and having confidence in yourself. I never once thought of retiring,\u201d she continued. \u201cI just hope I fall dead in the middle of a song, hopefully one I wrote, right on stage. That\u2019s the way I go!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Parton and Dean have been married for over half a century, he\u2019s always preferred to stay out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s always supporting me as long as I don\u2019t try to drag him in on it,\u201d Parton once told\u00a0<a class href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/dolly-parton-husband-carl-thomas-dean-biggest-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">People Magazine<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s always been my biggest fan behind the scenes, but he\u2019s at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The queen of everything, aka Dolly Parton, married Carl Dean on this day in 1966. And she looked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Frockingfabulous?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Frockingfabulous<\/a>. &#8220;My first thought was, \u201cI&#8217;m gonna marry that girl,\u201d said Carl, recalling meeting Dolly in a laundromat, \u201cMy second thought was, Lord she&#8217;s good looking.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LP6G70Cgjo\">pic.twitter.com\/LP6G70Cgjo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catherine Curzon (@MadameGilflurt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadameGilflurt\/status\/1531307602524643330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Questions About Dean<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In fact, Dean has stayed so out of the spotlight that some people have questioned whether or not he really exists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people have thought that through the years, because he does not want to be in the spotlight at all,\u201d she previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/dolly-parton-opens-up-about-her-husband-carl-dean-and-how-some-people-dont-think-he-exists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a> in response to those questioning his existence. \u201cIt\u2019s just not who he is. He\u2019s, like, a quiet, reserved person and he figured if he ever got out there in that, he\u2019d never get a minute\u2019s peace and he\u2019s right about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this day in 1966, Country singer Dolly Parton and Carl Dean get married in Ringgold, Georgia. \ud83d\udc92 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/boF24ztceJ\">pic.twitter.com\/boF24ztceJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Groovy History (@GroovyHistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GroovyHistory\/status\/1266927411628777472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2020\/11\/dolly-parton-reveals-why-her-husband-of-54-years-stays-out-of-the-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolly Parton Reveals Why Her Husband Of 54 Years Stays Out Of The Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parton has also said that it\u2019s been \u201cnatural\u201d to keep the details of her marriage private.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019ve known how to keep my husband private. It\u2019s just natural to me to protect the things and the people I love and to protect my own privacy,\u201d she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/musicmayhemmagazine.com\/dolly-parton-reveals-why-her-husband-carl-dean-stays-out-of-the-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Music Mayhem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere\u2019s a part that belongs to God and to me,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a sacred place that just is mine and God\u2019s, and I\u2019ve known how to do that because I think God has directed that. I pray that also that God will\u00a0give me enough to share and enough to spare when it comes to my money but also\u00a0to myself. Let me share everything I can but let me keep me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re sad that Parton will not be touring again in the future, we can\u2019t argue with her goal of spending more time with her husband. Hopefully, she can have many years of happiness with Dean in the years to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country music legend Dolly Parton has announced that she will never tour again because she wants to spend more time with her husband Carl Dean, who she\u2019s been married<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1719621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1719618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1719618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1719621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1719618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1719618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1719618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}