Kentucky-born singer went from poverty and teenage marriage to becoming one of the most celebrated stars of US country.
These days, countless country artists cite her as an inspiration, both because of her songwriting talents, her ability to relate stories from her poverty- ...
The singer's hits included Coal Miner's Daughter, Honky Tonk Girl and feminist anthem The Pill.
Loretta Lynn, who launched her career in the 1960s, sold more than 45 million records worldwide, her biggest hits including You Ain't Woman Enough, The Pill ...
The country music icon died at her home in Hurricane Hills, Tennessee on Tuesday. A cause of death was not revealed to the AP. Lynn was best known for the songs ...
Groundbreaking singer, whose songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia, is being remembered as an inspiration and 'a truly immortal artist'
The country singer brought unparalleled candor about the domestic realities of working-class women to country songwriting over the course of her 60-year ...
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When I was 13, she said to me, “Never stop singing!” US singer Carole King described Lynn as an inspiration as she posted a photo of the singer smiling while sitting by a piano on Twitter. “We’ve been like sisters all the years we’ve been in Nashville and she was a wonderful human being, wonderful talent, had millions of fans and I’m one of them. One of my highest honors was being joined by her and George Jones on a song I wrote called “Country Music Has The Blues”. [Dolly Parton](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/dolly-partons-smash-hit-musical-returns-edinburgh-73800) paid tribute to Lynn following the news of her death, saying she considered her a sister and would “dearly” miss her. As a songwriter, she crafted a persona of a defiantly tough woman, a contrast to the stereotypical image of most female country singers.
The country singer's biggest hits included Coal Miner's Daughter, You Ain't Woman Enough and The Pill.
When I was 13, she said to me, “Never stop singing!” God bless all of the family. “Very thankful she shared that with all of us fans. “She was a legend who blazed a trail in country music while telling the stories of Appalachia and Kentucky. “We’ve been like sisters all the years we’ve been in Nashville and she was a wonderful human being, wonderful talent, had millions of fans and I’m one of them. Veteran country singer Parton said she considered Lynn her sister and that she would “dearly” miss her.
The family of US country singer Loretta Lynn have confirmed her death aged 90. In statement, Lynn's relatives said she had died early on Tuesday morning at ...
Country singer and songwriter who was the defiant voice of the ordinary woman over a career that spanned six decades.
In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, ...
Loretta Lynn, the legendary country music troubadour who spent six decades writing and recording, has passed away at the age of 90.
Country singer Loretta Lynn, who was famous for hits such as 'You Ain't Woman Enough' and 'Honky Tonk Girl', has died at the age of 90.
Heavyweights from across the music industry including Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton were among those paying tribute to the singer.
Loretta Lynn, the coal miner's daughter and moonshiner's wife who became one of American country music's biggest stars...
"I miss her dearly," says the star, after fellow country singer Loretta Lynn dies at the age of 90.
Jack White has paid tribute to his "very good friend" Loretta Lynn. The country singer passed away peacefully on October 4th at her ranch.
As tributes continue to pour in following the death of country music legend Loretta Lynn, Jack White, who produced Lynn's 2004 classic Van Lear Rose and ...
While Lynn claimed not to be a 'big fan of women's liberation', her songs told a different story, documenting female pleasure, pain and physicality.