Loretta Lynn

Birth Name:

Loretta Web

Birth Place:

Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Writer

President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 for her cultural contributions to the United States
In 1988, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Started the charity event Ride for Mission 22 to help raise money to support military veterans
Is the sister of singers Peggy Sue and Crystal Gayle
Her first guitar, which she received for her sixth wedding anniversary, cost $17
When she was still only playing locally, Norm Burley saw her in a televised talent contest and formed Zero Records just so he could record her
Won 17 blue ribbons for her canned vegetables at a local fair when she was 19
Quote: "Me and my husband both worked․ I took care of a farmhouse, cleaned and cooked for 36 ranch hands before I started singing․ So singing was easy․ I thought 'Gee whiz, this is an easy job․'"
Her lyrics, which focused on the concerns of working-class women, often pushed the boundaries of country music
Her number-one hits include "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)," "You Ain't Woman Enough," "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter․"
Wrote her first songs while leaning against a toilet in Washington State
Is named after actress Loretta Young
Wrote her song"You Ain't Woman Enough" in ten minutes in her dressing room, after a married woman at her concert told her about another woman trying to steal her husband away

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