This page uses javascript for some functionality, but should still display correctly. Just as she would later sing in "Coal Miner's Daughter," Loretta's family eked out a living during the Depression on the "poor man's dollar" her father managed to earn "working all night in the Van Leer coal mine [and] all day long in the field a-hoein' corn". As she also notes in that song, "I never thought of leavin' Butcher Holler".
But that was before she met Oliver Lynn aka Doolittle or Doo, or "Mooney" for moonshine , a handsome year-old fresh from the service who swept the young Loretta Webb off her feet. The couple married when Loretta was barely Looking for a future that didn't require him to work the mines, Doo found work in Custer, Washington, and Loretta joined him in The following decade found Lynn a full-time mother - four kids by the time she began singing seriously in - of precisely the sort she would one day sing to and for.
In her spare time, though, with Doo's encouragement, she learned to play the guitar and began singing in the area. During one televised talent contest in Tacoma, hosted by Buck Owens, Loretta was spotted by Norm Burley who was so impressed he started Zero Records just to record her.
Before long, Loretta and Doo hit the road cross-country, stopping every time they spotted a country radio station to push her first Zero release, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl". By the time they reached Nashville, the record was a. He thought the song would be perfect for Brenda Lee, but the Wilburns worked a deal - you can have the song if you record Loretta.
At this early stage of her career, Loretta was greatly influenced by Kitty Wells, the groundbreaking "girl singer" who turned the tables on several decades worth of male double standards with the classic, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels".
Like Kitty's, Loretta's delivery on "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" was twangy and nasal, rhythmically straight up and down, plainspoken and emotionally understated. Such a down-home vocal style was Loretta's birthright; it was more or less the way she had sang back in Kentucky, it was the style she took with her to Washington, and it was a vocal approach particularly well-suited to the duet sides she soon made in Nashville with honky-tonk legend Ernest Tubb.
Used to Be," from , was the pair's first and biggest hit. Lynn's husband died in , marking the end of their year marriage. In , Lynn released the studio album Still Country. While earning strong reviews, the set did not match her earlier successes in terms of sales.
Lynn explored other outlets around this time as well, penning the memoir Still Woman Enough. She also struck up an unlikely friendship with Jack White of the alternative rock band the White Stripes. Lynn performed with the band in , and White ended up producing her next album, Van Lear Rose A commercial and critical smash hit, Van Lear Rose injected new life into Lynn's career. White was similarly effusive in his praise: "I want as many people as possible on earth to hear her, because she's the greatest female singer-songwriter of the last century," he told Entertainment Weekly.
The pair won two Grammy Awards for their work, for best country collaboration with vocals for the song "Portland, Oregon" and for best country album.
Following the success of Van Lear Rose , Lynn kept busy by playing numerous concerts each year. She had to cancel some tour dates in late due to illness, but bounced back by January to perform at the University of Central Arkansas. Her son Ernest Ray performed at the concert, as did her twin daughters, Peggy and Patsy—known as the Lynns. Amid these and other accolades, tragedy struck Lynn again in July , when her oldest daughter, Betty Sue, died of complications from emphysema, at age The album debuted at No.
In , Lynn's life will once again be showcased on the small screen. On May 4, , the year-old country legend suffered a stroke at her home and was hospitalized in Nashville.
A statement on Lynn's official website said she was responsive and expected to make a full recovery, though she would postpone upcoming shows. In October of that year, Lynn made her first public appearance since the hospitalization when she inducted longtime friend Alan Jackson into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In January , it was announced that Lynn had fractured her hip in a New Year's Day fall at her home.
Revealing that she was doing fine, family members were able to put a humorous spin on the situation, citing Lynn's energetic new puppy as the cause of the incident. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! On the strength of this hit Lynn gained a first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, on September 17, Teddy and Doyle Wilburn were a top country vocal duo whose enterprises included a music publishing company, a booking agency, a syndicated television program, and a touring show.
A lawsuit settled matters, and eventually they resumed their friendship. Her songs became more assertive, and the country girl from the Kentucky hills, who was raising a family of six, spoke more boldly and forcefully than many would have expected. She had made three albums of duets with Ernest Tubb before recording her first song with Conway Twitty that same year. Audium Records released her album Still Country in She published her second autobiography, Still Woman Enough , in , and in she received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors for her lifetime contributions to the arts.
Her strong-selling album Van Lear Rose , produced by singer-guitarist Jack White of the rock act the White Stripes, introduced her singing and songwriting skills to new audiences and won a Grammy for Best Country Album. By she began rerecording her hits with John Carter Cash serving as producer while also recording new material.
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