Discover all the important moments of loretta’s life on the interactive timeline Loretta lynn has long been established as the undisputed queen of country music, with more than 50 years of recording and touring to her name Read about her career, husband, children, and more. Loretta lynn, the country music legend and coal miner's daughter whose frank songs reflected life and love as a woman in appalachia, has died at 90. Loretta lynn was born on april 14, 1932 in butcher hollow, kentucky, usa She was a music artist and actress, known for the new mutants (2020), high crimes (2002) and logan lucky (2017).
Like the lady herself, loretta lynn’s songs shoot from the hip As millions who read her 1976 autobiography or saw its oscar winning 1980 film treatment are aware, loretta is a coal miner’s daughter who was raised in dire poverty in a remote appalachian kentucky hamlet. Buoyed by her success in the country music scene, loretta released her first gospel album in november 1965, featuring popular songs and two written by loretta Hymns reached the number 10 spot on the country chart and spent a total of 17 weeks on the chart. Loretta is an italian diminutive of laura, derived from the latin 'laurus,' which means ' laurel tree,' a symbol of victory and honor in roman culture The name's prominence grew through the medieval association with the loreto shrine and gained further traction during the renaissance
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