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
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