Loretta Swit, who was best known for playing Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the classic sitcom “M*A*S*H,” has passed away. She was 87. The beloved actress’ publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed the news to the Hollywood Reporter. Swit died of suspected natural causes shortly after midnight on Friday, May 30, at her home in New … Read more
Lynn Massey, the oldest granddaughter of late country music legend Loretta Lynn, has died age 64. The heartbreaking news was announced Thursday on an official Instagram account run by Lynn’s estate. “Betty Sue’s daughter Lynn Massey, Loretta’s first grandchild, passed away this week after a long and difficult health battle,” the post read. “Our family … Read more
She’s a Honky Tonk Girl. Emmy Russell, 24, the granddaughter of the late country music legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for “American Idol” on Sunday night’s episode of the ABC music competition show, surprising the judges. Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan seemed to be in the dark about her impressive family tree — at … Read more
The Recording Academy paid tribute to those artists who we lost this year with star-studded performances during the 2023 Grammy Awards. Country music singer Loretta Lynn, Fleetwood Mac vocalist Christine McVie, and Migos rapper Takeoff (Kirsnick Khari Ball) were all remembered during Sunday night’s ceremony. Kacey Musgraves performed Lynn’s hit song, “Coal Miners Daughter” in … Read more
Country music will honor the late legend Loretta Lynn with a tribute. A memorial titled “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn” will air live on CMT Oct. 30. Lynn, whose country music career spanned decades, died on Oct. 4 at the age of 90 at her home in … Read more
Loretta Lynn, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ whose frank songs about Appalachian womanhood made her a count AP Archive Loretta Lynn Recalls Meeting A DJ Named Waylon Jennings, Who Had “Pimples On His Face” And “Greasy Hair,” While Promoting “Honky Tonk Girl” Whiskey Riff Loretta Lynn, Country Music Icon, Dead at 90 PopCulture.com Passage: In memoriam CBS Sunday Morning View Full … Read more
Country music has sometimes been described as the authentic blue collar voice of the American south. In the past half-century no singer and songwriter did more to justify that claim than Loretta Lynn, who has died aged 90. In the words of the music historian Bill Malone, Lynn’s songs “spoke for working-class women in a … Read more
CNN — Loretta Lynn, the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” whose gutsy lyrics and twangy, down-home vocals made her a queen of country music for seven decades, has died. She was 90. Lynn’s family said in a statement to CNN that she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday … Read more