No, dolly parton and porter wagoner were never married. They had a close professional and personal relationship, collaborating on music and performances for many years. Country singer and entertainer dolly parton has been married to husband carl dean since 1966.

Various websites list dean's year of The cast of 37th annual country music association awards - 2003 includes: Norah jones as herself - performer martina mcbride as herself - performer dolly parton as herself - performer john