Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022) was an American country sin… Read Full Bio ↴Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022) was an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1970s she became one of the most famous women in all of America and frequently made "most admired women" polls alongside first ladies and world leaders.
Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Kentucky in 1932. According to Songfacts, Loretta Lynn's superstar Country career started in 1960 when she recorded " I'm a Honky Tonk Girl " as her debut single. The song was a minor hit, climbing to #14 on Billboard's C&W Chart. By the late 1960s she had begun picking up various Female Vocalist of the Year trophies and in 1972 the singer became the first woman in history to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year trophy. Lynn dominated the Country charts throughout the rest of the decade and has continued to record hit records through the ensuing years. Her 50th anniversary year began with the award of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement on January 31, 2010.
Lynn released over 70 albums. She is the sister of country singer Crystal Gayle (born in Paintsville, Kentucky) and Peggy Sue, and is a cousin of Patty Loveless. Her father was a coal miner in Van Lear. Her biography was made into the 1980 film, Coal Miner's Daughter.
Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Kentucky in 1932. According to Songfacts, Loretta Lynn's superstar Country career started in 1960 when she recorded " I'm a Honky Tonk Girl " as her debut single. The song was a minor hit, climbing to #14 on Billboard's C&W Chart. By the late 1960s she had begun picking up various Female Vocalist of the Year trophies and in 1972 the singer became the first woman in history to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year trophy. Lynn dominated the Country charts throughout the rest of the decade and has continued to record hit records through the ensuing years. Her 50th anniversary year began with the award of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement on January 31, 2010.
Lynn released over 70 albums. She is the sister of country singer Crystal Gayle (born in Paintsville, Kentucky) and Peggy Sue, and is a cousin of Patty Loveless. Her father was a coal miner in Van Lear. Her biography was made into the 1980 film, Coal Miner's Daughter.
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Loretta Lynn Lyrics
Blue Kentucky Girl You left me for the bright lights of the town A…
Coal Miner's Daughter Well, I was borned a coal miner's daughter In a cabin,…
Fist City "Fist City" By: Loretta Lynn You've been makin' your braggs …
Hey Loretta Well, goodbye tubs and clothes lines, goodbye pots and pans …
I Lie What would you do if you knew how I was…
I've Got A Picture Of Us On My Mind In a hot dusty bar room in town That old jukebox…
Love Is the Foundation I've seen him as he awakens in the morning He reaches…
One's on the Way They say to have her hair done, Liz flies all…
Out of My Head and Back in My Bed Lyin' alone in this big old bed I got you on…
Rated X Well, if you've been a married woman And things didn't seem…
She's Got You I've got your picture That you gave to me And it's signed…
somebody somewhere don't know what he's missing tonight Somebody, somewhere don't know what he's missin' tonight It…
The Pill You wined me and dined me When I was your girl Promised…
They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy I wasn't much more than a baby I thought he…
We've Come A Long Way Baby Well, I'm a good ol' girl an' I would like…
When The Tingle Becomes A Chill Sometimes at night while you're fast asleep I lie there alon…
You're Lookin' At Country Well, I like my lovin' done country style And this little…
Your Squaw Is On The Warpath Well, your pet name for me is Squaw When you come…