Loretta Lynn
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Loretta Lynn Biography
Loretta Lynn is one of the classic country singers. During the
'60s and '70s, she ruled the charts, racking up over 70 hits as a solo
artist and a duet partner. Lynn helped forge the way for strong,
independent women in country music. As told by her song (and movie and
book), Loretta Lynn is a coal miner's daughter, born in Butcher Hollow,
KY, in 1935. As a child, she sang in church and a variety of local
concerts. In January 1949, she married Oliver Mooney Lynn. She was 13
years old at the time. Following their marriage, the couple moved to
Custer, WA, where they raised four children.
After a decade of motherhood, Lynn began performing her own songs in
local clubs, backed by a band led by her brother, Jay Lee Webb. In
1960, she signed a contract with Zero Records, which released her debut
single, I'm a Honky Tonk Girl. The honky tonk ballad became a hit
thanks to the insistent, independent promotion of Lynn and her husband.
The pair would drive from one radio station to the next, getting the
DJs to play her single, and sent out thousands of copies to stations.
All of the effort paid off -- the single reached number 14 on the
charts and attracted the attention of the Wilburn Brothers. The
Wilburns hired Lynn to tour with them in 1960 and advised her to
relocate to Nashville. She followed their advice and moved to the city
in late 1960. After she arrived in Nashville, she signed with Decca
Records. At Decca, she would work with Owen Bradley, who had produced
Patsy Cline.
Lynn released her first Decca single, Success, in 1962 and it went
straight to number six, beginning a string of Top Ten singles that
would run to the end of the decade and throughout the next. She was a
hard honky tonk singer for the first half of the '60s, and rarely
strayed from the genre. Although she still worked within the confines
of honky tonk in the latter half of the decade, her sound became more
personal, varied, and ambitious, particularly lyrically. Beginning with
1966's number two hit You Ain't Woman Enough, Lynn began writing
songs that had a feminist viewpoint, which was unheard of in country
music. Her lyrical stance became more autobiographical and realistic as
time wore on, highlighted by such hits as Don't Come Home a Drinkin'
(With Lovin' on Your Mind) (1966), Your Squaw Is on the Warpath
(1968), Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone) (1969), and a tune
about birth control called The Pill (1974).
Between 1966 and 1970, Lynn racked up 13 Top Ten hits, including four
number one hits -- Don't Come Home a Drinkin', Fist City (1968),
Woman of the World, and the autobiographical Coal Miner's Daughter
(1970). In 1971, she began a professional partnership with Conway
Twitty. As a duo, Lynn and Twitty had five consecutive number one hits
between 1971 and 1975 -- After the Fire Is Gone (1971), Lead Me On
(1971), Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (1973), As Soon as I Hang
Up the Phone (1974), and Feelins' (1974). The hit streak
kick-started what would become one of the most successful duos of
country history. For four consecutive years (1972-1975), Lynn and
Twitty were named the Vocal Duo of the Year by the Country Music
Association. In addition to their five number one singles, they had
seven other Top Ten hits between 1976 and 1981.
Lynn published her autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, in the
mid-'70s. In 1980, the book was adapted for the screen, with Sissy
Spacek as Loretta. The film was one of the most critically acclaimed
and successful films of the year, and Spacek would win the Academy
Award for her performance. All of the attention surrounding the movie
made Lynn a household name with the American mainstream. Although she
continued to be a popular concert attraction throughout the '80s, she
wasn't able to continue her domination of the country charts. I Lie,
her last Top Ten single, arrived in early 1982, while her last Top 40
single, Heart Don't Do This to Me, was in 1985. In light of her
declining record sales, Lynn backed away from recording frequently
during the late '80s and '90s, concentrating on performing instead. In
1993, she recorded the Honky Tonk Angels album with Tammy Wynette and
Dolly Parton. Still Country was released in mid-2000. In 2004, Lynn
teamed up with White Stripes guitarist Jack White and released Van Lear
Rose, which was met with both surprise and awe. The album quickly
became popular and Lynn embarked on tour to support it. Van Lear Rose
won two Grammy Awards, including best country album in 2005. ~ Stephen
Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine