Amoeba Music

By Jimi McCluskey

Loretta Lynn is truly one of the queens of country music. She made her rags-to-riches story into a hit song, bestselling book and award-winning movie. You can learn a lot about Lynn by just listening to her songs, whether self-penned (“Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” and “I'm A Honky Tonk Girl,”) or chosen because they rang true to her own story (“One’s on The Way” by Shel Silverstein or “They Don’t Make ’Em Like Daddy” written by Jerry Chesnut).  When she wasn’t singing songs with a personal angle, she often broke new and controversial ground recording... Read More

City Of Origin:

Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, United States

Genre:

Country

Birthdate:

04/14/1935