LORETTA LYNN
Name: Loretta Lynn
Birth name: Loretta Webb
Also known as The Coal Miner's Daughter
Born: 14 April 1934 Butcher Holler, Kentucky, USA
Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb April 14, 1934) is an American country music
singer-songwriter and was one of the leading country female vocalists during the
1960s and 1970s, and overall is revered as a country icon.
One of the classic country singers, Lynn ruled the charts during the '60s and '70s,
racking up over 70 hits as a solo artist and a duet partner. Lynn helped forge
the way for strong, independent women in country music.
With a hardscrabble upbringing, a devoted, yet troubled marriage, chronic
illness and exhaustion due to her hectic pace, and several tragedies through the
years, Lynn's own life often provided the grist for her popular tunes. Her best-selling
1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was made into a hit Oscar-winning
film starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones.
Although she was out of the loop for a few years while taking care of her
husband, who died in 1996, Lynn returned to touring in 1998. In 2000, she
released her first album since 1988 to contain original solo material.
Loretta Lynn has acquired sixteen Number 1 country hits over the course of her
career, as both a solo and duet artist.
Name: Loretta Lynn
Birth name: Loretta Webb
Also known as The Coal Miner's Daughter
Born: 14 April 1934 Butcher Holler, Kentucky, USA
Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb April 14, 1934) is an American country music
singer-songwriter and was one of the leading country female vocalists during the
1960s and 1970s, and overall is revered as a country icon.
One of the classic country singers, Lynn ruled the charts during the '60s and '70s,
racking up over 70 hits as a solo artist and a duet partner. Lynn helped forge
the way for strong, independent women in country music.
With a hardscrabble upbringing, a devoted, yet troubled marriage, chronic
illness and exhaustion due to her hectic pace, and several tragedies through the
years, Lynn's own life often provided the grist for her popular tunes. Her best-selling
1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was made into a hit Oscar-winning
film starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones.
Although she was out of the loop for a few years while taking care of her
husband, who died in 1996, Lynn returned to touring in 1998. In 2000, she
released her first album since 1988 to contain original solo material.
Loretta Lynn has acquired sixteen Number 1 country hits over the course of her
career, as both a solo and duet artist.