Loretta Lynn | |
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| Born | Loretta Webb April 14, 1932 Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 2022 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Hurricane Mills, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1960–2022 |
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| Children | 6, including The Lynns |
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| Website | lorettalynn |
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.
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.[1] As of 2022,[update] 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.[2]
- ^ "Loretta Lynn". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Loretta Lynn Biography". Biography.com. January 9, 2018.