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Loretta Lynn (1932–2022) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and violinist. Born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Kentucky, she began her professional work period in 1959. Her musical output spanned country, honky tonk, gospel, and folk genres. She was a recording artist for the Decca record label and is recognized as a female vocalist in the classic country and americana styles.
Lynn’s notable works include *East Nashville Skyline*, *Life and Times of Patsy Cline*, *Loretta Lynn Vol. 1*, *Song and a Prayer*, and *Me & Patsy kickin' up dust [large print]*. She was the sister of Peggy Sue and Crystal Gayle and had six children. Her official website describes her as the most awarded lady in country music history. She was also recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 17
Top works
- East Nashville Skyline
- Life and Times of Patsy Cline
- Loretta Lynn Vol. 1
- Song and a Prayer
- Me & Patsy kickin' up dust [large print]
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Kentucky, USA
Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as: "Hey Loretta", "The Pill", "Blue Kentucky Girl", "Love Is the Foundation", "You're Lookin' at Country", "You Ain't Woman Enough", "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'…
Known for
- Loretta Lynn: My Story In My Words — Self2021
- Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl — Self2016
- Jack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose2015
- ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 — Self2014
- Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live — Self - Performer (archive footage)2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest2009
- Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self2009
- Ghost Adventures — Herself2008
- Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame — Self (archive footage)2007
- Opry Video Classics: Love Songs2007
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1932
- Active to
- 2022
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 455,771
- Total plays
- 5,814,935
Tags
Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022) was an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1970s she became one of the most famous women in all of America and frequently made "most admired women" polls alongside first ladies and world leaders. Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Kentucky in 1932. According to Songfacts, Loretta Lynn's superstar Country career started in 1960 when she recorded " I'm a Honky Tonk G
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,612x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,770x
- Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks
· 2001 · cited 13,623x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,642x
- World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
· 2020 · cited 9,577x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “She was my closest friend. She was the one person, other than my husband, I could turn to in a crisis. There was a lot of resentment when I first came to town. But Patsy was strong-willed and always taking up for me. If it hadn't been for her, I don't think I would have lasted.”
- “Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter In a cabin, on a hill in Butcher Holler We were poor but we had love That's the one thing that daddy made sure of He shoveled coal to make a poor man's dollar.”
- “Yeah, I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter I remember well, the well where I drew water The work we done was hard At night we'd sleep 'cause we were tired I never thought of ever leaving Butcher Holler.”
- “Well a lot of things have changed since a way back then And it's so good to be back home again Not much left but the floor, nothing lives here anymore Except the memory of a coal miner's daughter.”
- “I come from Butcher Holler, Kentucky, and I ain't never forgot it. I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States — and I think maybe it is. I've traveled all over this country, down South and out West, and I ain't never seen anything like it. And I ain't making fun of it, because I'm the most backward person you ever saw. I never knew where babies came from until it happened to me.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Loretta Webb , ( 1932 -04-14 ) April 14, 1932, Butcher Hollow, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04) (aged 90), Hurricane Mills, Tennessee , U.S.
- Resting place
- Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Years active
- 1960–2022
- Spouse
- Oliver Lynn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; died 1996 )
- Children
- 6, including Peggy and Patsy
- Relatives
- Crystal Gayle (sister) Jay Lee Webb (brother) Peggy Sue (sister)
- Genres
- Country honky-tonk Americana gospel
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Labels
- Zero Decca MCA Columbia Third Man Audium Interscope Legacy
- Website
- lorettalynn .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as "Hey Loretta", "The Pill", "Blue Kentucky Girl", "Love Is the Foundation", "You're Lookin' at Country", "You Ain't Woman Enough", "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter". The 1980 musical film Coal Miner's Daughter was based on her life, in which actress Sissy Spacek portrayed Lynn.
Lynn received many awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music (ACM) as a duet partner and an individual artist. She was nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award and won three times. As of 2022, Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (the 1970s). Lynn scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number-one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and broke her hip in 2018.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Loretta Lynn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.