the farm.” She leads a public life, while he is renowned for being reserved, yet their differences and individual freedom have contributed to their successful marriage of 58 years and counting.

This is their narrative, detailing how they met, their 1966 covert wedding, the reason behind their childless marriage, their survival of a romantic affair, and their RV travels to the Taco Bell drive-thru.

The day Dolly moved to Nashville, she met Carl.
Dolly Parton moved 200 miles west, to the bright lights of Nashville, as soon as she graduated from high school in Sevierville, Tennessee. She was the fourth of twelve siblings, and five years prior, at the age of thirteen, she had her first taste of success with a small Louisiana record label.