Dolly Parton First Appearance Since Husband's Death

Almost two weeks after Carl Dean died, the country icon stepped out for her first public appearance, looking as bright and as dolled up as ever.

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00:00The only one that made it, Tommy Patton!

00:08Hello! Thank you, James! Thank you, Chadwick!

00:13Hello, Hollywood!

00:17Wow! We got a handsome guy there!

00:20Hi, Chadwick!

00:21Well, hello, and welcome to Hollywood again!

00:2540 years of it!

00:27I just want all of you to know how much I appreciate you for everything that has happened to us in the last several years,

00:40but before I start all that, I just want to take a minute to thank all of you for all the flowers and cards,

00:48and the way we were treated, and the way Mr. Carl, you know how I loved him,

00:54he would want me to be working today, I expect to be working,

00:58so, anyway, I just wanted you to know that, of course, I will always love him,

01:03and I'll miss him, but I want you to know that I will always love you,

01:07and can you believe it isn't been 40 years?