Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935 in Butcher Hollow,Van Lear, Kentucky) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960′s and 1970′s. In the 1970′s 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.

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 has released over 70 albums. She is the sister of famous 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 Albums

0.0 0.0 20 Greatest Hits Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 20th Century Master: The Christmas Collection Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn
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January 18, 2000 Read More →

0.0 0.0 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Loretta Lynn, Volume 2 Loretta Lynn
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August 21, 2001 Read More →

0.0 0.0 50th Anniversary Collection Loretta Lynn
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April 6, 2010 Read More →

0.0 0.0 All Time Gospel Favorites Loretta Lynn
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May 25, 2004 Read More →


0.0 0.0 All Time Greatest Hits Loretta Lynn
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May 17, 2002 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Best Of/20th Century Loretta Lynn
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September 13, 2005 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl Loretta Lynn
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April 30, 1997 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Blue-Eyed Kentucky Girl Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 Chronicles Loretta Lynn
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March 28, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Coal Miner’s Daughter Loretta Lynn
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September 7, 2010 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Coal Miner’s Daughter – Live In Concert Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 Country Music Hall of Fame Series Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 Country Music Hall Of Fame Series: Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn
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November 1, 1995 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Definitive Collection Loretta Lynn
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0.0 0.0 Gold Loretta Lynn
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March 20, 2006 Read More →

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