Forever defined by the ethos of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” — the No. 1 country hit of 1970 that lent its title to her bestselling autobiography and the 1980 film that gave Sissy Spacek an Oscar — Loretta ...

April 14 marks what would have been Loretta Lynn's 91st birthday. From country classics to controversial lyrics, she left her mark on the country world and the artists who followed in her footsteps.

The “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and Kentucky’s own Loretta Lynn — the iconic singer once deemed “the Queen of Country Music” — died Tuesday at her Tennessee home at the age of 90. Born in Butcher Hollow, ...

Loretta Lynn’s life and career are well documented. Hailing from the small town of Butcher Holler, Ky., Lynn became one of the most influential musical pioneers of her generation. She married Oliver ...

Loretta Lynn's first hit was like her own version of a Hank Williams song. It's as bleak as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," made even more acute by the fact that it's unrequited love Lynn is pining for ...

Country legend Loretta Lynn was a prolific songwriter, undeniably. But not everyone liked to hear what she had to say in her honest, woman-centered songs — especially in the ’60s. Country radio ...

“I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” (1960) When Loretta Lynn sang the words “Ever since you left me, I’ve done nothing but wrong,” in a heavenly warble against the backdrop of Bakersfield Sound guitars and a ...