Dolly Parton, 76, reveals she will NEVER tour again following iconic six-decade music career

Dolly Parton has revealed she will never tour again – after an illustrious recording career spanning nearly 60 years.

The country music icon, 76. attached to pollstar that her days of touring are over just four years after announcing that she would like to “die on stage.”

She said: ‘I don’t think I’ll ever tour again, but I do know I’ll be doing special shows here and there, every now and then.

The star added that her decision stemmed from a desire to stay close to her husband Carl Thomas Dean. Dean, 80, married Parton in 1966 but has remained almost completely out of the limelight since then.

‘Maybe a long weekend full of shows or just a few shows at a festival. But I don’t plan on touring at full capacity anymore.’

She said, ‘I’ve done that all my life, and it takes so much time and energy. I like to stay a little closer to home with my husband. We’re getting older now and I don’t want to be gone four or five weeks in a row.’

She added that “something could happen” and she may have to leave a tour if one of her loved ones gets sick, with the 9 To 5 hitmaker saying she didn’t want to disappoint her fans.

Soulmates: The star added that her decision stemmed from a desire to stay close to her husband Carl Thomas Dean. Dean, 80, married Parton in 1966 but has stayed almost completely out of the limelight since then

Dolly last hit the road for the Pure & Simple tour which consisted of 65 shows across North America between June 2016 and July 2017.

It was her 12th headlining concert tour, with most shows on her previous tours in Europe and Australia.

This comes after Dolly told People in 2018 that “dying in the middle of a song” was the way she wanted to pass.

She said, ‘It will happen when it happens. That’s how I feel. I’m thankful I’m still here. So many people have more talent than I have ever dreamed of seeing dreams come true.

“There’s a lot to be said for loving your job and having confidence in yourself. I never thought about retiring…

“I just hope I drop dead in the middle of a song, hopefully a song I wrote, on stage. That’s how I go!”

The iconic singer’s career spans more than five decades after the release of her debut album ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’ in 1967.

She has 11 Grammy Awards, 50 nominations, and a Lifetime Achievement Award to her name, and a laundry list of other achievements.

Over and out: The country music icon, 76. confirmed to Pollstar that her days of touring are over, just four years after declaring she’d love to “die on stage” (pictured on tour in 2016)

The star has built an estimated net worth of $650 million through her extensive catalog of publishing rights and her own Tennessee theme park, which she co-founded 35 years ago.

Forbes revealed that Dolly’s greatest asset is her theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which she co-founded in 1986.

The amusement park is the largest tourist attraction in the state, providing nearly 4,000 jobs, making it the largest employer in the community.

Her library of over 3,000 song credits — including Jolene and 9 to 5 — is estimated to bring in between $6 and $8 million a year.

Parton originally recorded I Will Always Love You in 1974, although Whitney Houston recorded her version for the hit 1992 film The Bodyguard, in which she starred with Kevin Costner.

Hitched: They married in 1966 in a small ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia, just two years after meeting

‘Like Whitney’ [Houston’s version] came, I made enough money to buy Graceland,” she said Country music television in 2006.

Dolly has been married to Carl since 1966. The couple first met outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964. They married two years later in a small ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia, attended only by Dolly’s mother and the vicar’s wife.

Throughout their more than five decades of marriage, Dean has shunned the limelight and chose not to show up at events or on red carpets with his love.

Dolly even admitted that her love only saw her perform live once when she started speaking on the Ellen DeGeneres show in 2011.

Still, Islands In The Stream singer Dean calls her “biggest behind-the-scenes fan.”

Long-time love: The child-free couple reportedly renewed their wedding vows in 2016 to mark their 50th anniversary

“He always supports me as long as I don’t try to involve him,” Parton said People during the October premiere of her Netflix project Heartstrings. “He’s always been my biggest fan behind the scenes, but he’s home.”

Despite their differences, Dolly is very protective of her and Carl’s relationship.

“She still loves him with all her heart, but they live largely separate lives and have been for a while,” a source told the Enquirer.

Dolly admitted she once had “an affair of the heart” in the 2017 book Dolly On Dolly: Interviews And Encounters With Dolly Parton.

‘It almost killed me,’ she revealed in an interview, ‘I cried an ocean. But I’m not going to talk about it anymore. I need to keep some mystery.’

Still, Parton has said trust is at the heart of her relationship with Dean, who she described as “open” but not “sexual.”

Trust: Parton has said trust is at the heart of her relationship with Dean, who she described as ‘open’ but not ‘sexual’