Loretta Lynn
Sign in to saveAmerican country singer (1932–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1935-04-14
- Died
- 2022-10-04
- 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]
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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
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- 455,771
- Total plays
- 5,814,935
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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
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 14 April 1935
- Died
- 4 October 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Loretta
- Named after
- Loretta Young
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Butcher Hollow
- Sibling
- Crystal Gayle
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
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.
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