Loretta Lynn, Country Music Icon, Dies at 90

Name: Loretta Lynn, Country Music Icon, Dies at 90
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“Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills”, the family said in a statement.

Beyond the dramatic particulars of her life, Lynn, who recorded 16 No. 1 country singles, was among the music’s groundbreaking female singing stars.

Loretta Lynn – Hello Darlin’

She became one of the music’s brightest luminaries in an era when men dominated country. She wrote much of her hit material, and it was sharply-penned stuff, written from the point of view of a woman (usually a married one) who would take no guff from her man. And she did not shrink from controversial subject matter.

Loretta Lynn

Lynn was born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. “I’m always making Butcher Hollow sound like the most backward part of the United States — and I think maybe it is,” she wrote in her autobiography.

Loretta Lynn

Lynn sold more than 45 million records worldwide, her biggest hits including You Ain’t Woman Enough, Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind), You’re Looking At Country and Coal Miner’s Daughter, referencing her own background living in a mountain cabin with seven brothers and sisters.

Coal Miner’s Daughter was also the title of her 1976 book, which turned into a film of the same name in 1980; actress Sissy Spacek’s portrayal of Lynn won her an Oscar and the film was also nominated for best picture.

Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter

Friends with other country greats such as Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline and Tammy Wynette, Lynn picked up accolades throughout her career, becoming the first woman ever to be named entertainer of the year at the country genre’s two major awards shows, first by the Country Music Association in 1972 and then by the Academy of Country Music three years later.

Loretta Lynn – You Ain’t Women Enough (To Take My Man)

Lynn remained active well into her 80s, releasing the Grammy-nominated Full Circle in 2016, the first of a series of albums produced by her daughter, Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash. Circle was followed by that year’s White Christmas Blue and and 2018’s Wouldn’t It Be Great, a collection of new songs and interpretations of classics including the title track, “God Makes No Mistakes,” “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter”; a planned tour was canceled after Lynn suffered a stroke in May 2017.

The singer returned in 2021 with the her 46th and final album, Still Woman Enough, which featured “Coal Miner’s Daughter Recitation,” a celebration of the 50th anniversary of her signature song.

Loretta Lynn – Lay Me Down ft. Willie Nelson

Mother of actresses Patsy Lynn and Peggy Lynn.
Was named after screen legend Loretta Young.
Related to singer Patty Loveless. Older sister of Crystal Gayle.
Ranked #65 on VH1’s Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
Married Oliver Lynn at age 15. Four of their six children were born by the time Loretta was 20. She became a first-time grandmother at age 34.
One of five recipients of the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors; other recipients were James Brown, Carol Burnett, Mike Nichols and Itzhak Perlman.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1551 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on January 11, 1978.
She was awarded a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee on June 4, 2015.

Loretta Lynn