Dolly Parton has built an extraordinary career on songs inspired by her life, such as "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You." But the country music star said she's not writing about the March loss of her husband,

Dolly Parton has plenty of ideas for new music, but those ideas will have to wait. The 79-year-old country music icon is still mourning the loss of her husband, Carl Dean, who died on March 3 at the age of 82. He and Parton were married for nearly six decades.