Multi awarded, look alike songstress, amber joy poulton, brings coal miners daughter the megahits and stories of inspirational pioneer and superstar loretta lynn. Coal miner s daughter is the sixteenth solo studio album by american country music singersongwriter loretta lynn. Loretta lynn charmed her way onstage at the grand ole opry on. In 1948, she married oliver vanetta doolittle lynn. Loretta lynns classic memoir tells the story of her early life in butcher holler, kentucky, and her amazing rise to the. Besides his recent collaboration with wanda jackson, jack white produced the critically lauded loretta lynn comeback album van lear rose back in 2004. Country music hall of fame member loretta lynn is taking her life story to broadway, and she has tapped film and tv actress zooey deschanel to play her on stage. Born in butcher hollow, near paintsville, kentucky, usa, to a coal miner father. The cd featured kid rock, reba mcentire, sheryl crow, miranda lambert, alan jackson, gretchen wilson, the white stripes, martina mcbride, paramore, steve earle and faith hill. Coal miner s daughter is an autobiographical 1970 country music song written and performed by loretta lynn.
Ap country music legend loretta lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at in coal miners daughter, documents obtained by the associated press show. Joe heim washington post loretta lynn writes songs that knock you on your head and off your feet. Loretta lynn is 80, not 77, documents show may 18, 2012 6. Jan 01, 1976 i just saw the 1980 sissy spacek film coal miners daughter if youve never seen it, you have to, believe me its worth it, and when i heard that there was a book about the real loretta lynn as well, i couldn t wait to read it. She showed tremendous bluecollar pride in coal miners daughter and. Loretta lynn was just five months older than her friend patsy cline but has outlived her by almost 60 years.
Lynn releases another book in 2012, honky tonk girl. She was 19 and a mother of four when her husband, doolittle lynn, decided to move the family to the pacific northwest specifically, whatcom. Coal miner s daughter 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A tribute to loretta lynn is a tribute album compiled by various music artists that is dedicated to country music icon loretta lynn. Coal miners daughter is a 1980 american biographical musical film directed by michael apted. Missing was the pill which took loretta s career to a whole new level. The ordeals of lynn s life didn t end with coal miner s daughter.
Sissy, who won an oscar for portraying loretta in the 1980 film coal miners daughter, has. Lynns signature appears on the document as loretta webb lynn. Apr 16, 2000 the story behind loretta lynn s coal miner s daughter the classic 1970 song tells the autobiographical story of her life in butcher hollow, ky. Sep 17, 2014 loretta s 1st appearance at the ryman auditorium was 54 years ago today september 17, 2014. But shes not the first legend nashville has dissed, and she won t be the last. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter 1992, cd discogs. Country music legend loretta lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at in coal miner s daughter. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter 1993, cd discogs. May 31, 2018 the group performance of these women of country of coal miners daughter was a tribute to honor and recognize loretta lynn for what she has been and done for country music her legacy as a country music star. She was featured on the covers of newsweek 1973, redbook 1974 and many other publications. The story behind loretta lynns coal miners daughter. Loretta first arrived in nashville 55 years ago, signing her first recording contract on. Loretta lynn, now living in a 100acre compound complete with a whitecolumned mansion in.
Sep 30, 2011 loretta lynn, legendary american country music star performs her own song on april 14, 1971 in nashville, tennessee. The lynns were living in washington state at the time. Loretta lynn, american country music singer who was known as the queen of country. Well i was born the coal miner s daughter in a cabin, on a hill in butcher holler we were poor but we had love that s the one thing that daddy made sure of he. Released in 1970, the song became lynn s signature song, one of the genre s most widely known songs, and provided the basis for both her autobiography and a movie on her life. The country singersongwriter reflects on her childhood in eastern. Lynn, 80, unveiled plans for a musical adaptation of coal miners daughter during a grand ole opry show at the ryman auditorium. In 2011, lynn was nominated for an academy of country. Loretta, the coal miner s daughter, is famously from butcher holler, a section of van lear, a mining community near paintsville. Loretta lynn is an american country music singersongwriter whose groundbreaking career spans almost 60 years, with such famous hits as you ain t woman enough to take my man and coal miner s daughter, as well as a biographical film and book of the same name. It was released on january 4, 1971, by decca records the title song would go on to become lynn s signature song. Country legend loretta lynn stages a journey back home. I just saw the 1980 sissy spacek film coal miner s daughter if youve never seen it, you have to, believe me its worth it, and when i heard that there was a book about the real loretta lynn as well, i couldn t wait to read it. Loretta lynn, 87, is a country singersongwriter and a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom.
Loretta lynn was just five months older than her friend. Owen bradley recorded october 1, 1969 released may 10, 1970u. Aug 26, 2008 performed and written by loretta lynn born loretta webb. It follows the story of country music singer loretta lynn from her early teen years in a poor family and getting married at 15 to her rise as one of the most successful country musicians. Coal miners daughter with loretta lynn, which was made into an academy awardwinning film. Born loretta webb in a log cabin nestled in the backwoods hills of kentucky, she was the daughter of a coal miner who worked long hours to keep his family fed. Loretta, the coal miners daughter, is famously from butcher holler, a section of. The choice of white stripes for ratedx and paramour for you ain t woman enough is interesting. Born loretta webb on april 14, 1934 some sources say 1935, in. Loretta lynn isn t shy about what it was like to grow up the impoverished daughter of a coal miner in butcher holler, kentucky. In the 1970s she became one of the most famous women in all of america and frequently made most admired women polls alongside first ladies and world leaders. I wanted to see loretta perform at the snoqualmie casino last year, but she had to cancel her tour due to a knee injury. Country legend loretta lynn stages a journey back home by gene stout, seattle postintelligencer pop music critic published 10. It could have been a two cd set to fully appreciate the body of loretta s work.
Loretta lynn irish roots born, butcher hollow, kentucky. To pick a favorite loretta song is an impossible task, because they span so many themes and emotions. Loretta lynn recently spoke by phone about the rerelease of the coal miners daughter book and about a new cd called loretta lynn. She is the author of coal miners daughter and, more recently, me and patsy kickin. Loretta lynn, buck owens, and ktnt tacoma music history. Loretta lynn born april 14, 1932 in butcher hollow,van lear, kentucky is an american country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960 s and 1970 s. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter releases discogs. Sissy spacek, beverly dangelo, loretta lynn coal miner s daughter music skip to main content. Ken burns likes to imagine loretta lynn undressing in the backseat of a car. Soon we moved to washington state so doo could find work logging. In 1976, she released her autobiography, coal miners daughter, with the help of writer george vecsey.
By brian mansfield, usa today fifty years ago, a mother of four from coal country signed her first record deal and released a single that proudly proclaimed im a honky tonk girl. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. There was the death of a son, jack, in a horseback riding accident, and the passing of mooney. Loretta lynn facts loretta lynn age, husband, kids, and more. Her signature song was coal miners daughter, which was also the title of a bestselling autobiography and a popular film. Coal miner s daughter is a 1980 american biographical musical film directed by michael apted from a screenplay written by tom rickman. Loretta lynn and sissy spacek looking at the original coal miners daughter movie script in american masters loretta lynn. Provided to youtube by universal music group coal miner s daughter loretta lynn coal miner s daughter. A history of americas favorite game and loretta lynn.
Loretta lynn is 80, not 77, documents show cbs news. Coal miner s daughter, an autobiography cowritten with new york times reporter george vecsey is one of the bestselling titles of 1976. The family moves to northern washington state, where doo works in the forest industry and loretta sings occasionally at local. Loretta lynn born april 14, 1932 in butcher hollow,van lear, kentucky is an american country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. The way lynn chose to tell it in the book, she was married at, moved with her husband to washington state at 16 and was a mother of four by.
Shes a coal miners daughter, but loretta lynns mother taught her everything. The second of eight children born to ted and clara webb, loretta wore old flour sacks to church and school and often went barefoot. Well, i was born a coal miner s daughter in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler we were poor, but we had love that s the one thing that dadd. The following year, the couple moved to custer, washington, where oliver. Sony music released a tribute cd to lynn titled coal miner s daughter. A tribute to loretta lynn yesterday and enjoyed it. Coal miners daughter loretta lynn got her start as a performer in the taverns and grange halls of northwest washington by the mid1970s, loretta lynn was an undeniable superstar. Missing was the pill which took lorettas career to a whole new level. Feb 01, 2012 these are the lyrics to coal miners daughter by loretta lynn, decca records owns the rights to the song producer. The second of eight children, lynn began singing in church at a young age. Coal miners daughter loretta lynn got her start as a performer in the taverns and grange halls of northwest washington.
Loretta lynn coal miner s daughter music skip to main content. As the opening credits continue, the film shows some coal miners deep in a kentucky coal mine where one yells fire in the hole, which is followed by an explosion. Fiftynine years ago today, on saturday, october 15th, 1960, loretta lynn, the daughter of a kentucky coal miner, took the stage of the grand ole opry for the first time. Theres no dissing on the new tribute cd coal miners daughter. Unlike the song, autobiography and film of the same name, the album coal miners daughter isn t a reflection on loretta lynns upbringing. Instead, its merely a standard, early 70s collection of originals and covers, all performed with gusto by lynn. Well, i was born a coal miner s daughter in a cabin, on a hill in butcher holler we were poor but we. Coal miners daughter loretta lynn married at 15, not. A tribute to loretta lynn, though, as artists who were influenced by her, hang out with her, and just plain think shes a great person, have assembled to pay homage to a true living legend. The following year, she and her husband moved to washington state, where. She was born april 14, 1932 and truly was a coal miners daughter.
Coal miner s daughter opens with loretta webb sissy spacek riding a mule to the coal mine to meet her daddy when he completes his shift. Loretta lynn is a legendary country singer, and theres so much to know. Spaceks best actress oscar win for playing loretta lynn created a rarity in the academy awards. At the age of 14 she married, and soon she became pregnant. Loretta lynn, mining a vein of modesty washington post. Lynn grew up in a small cabin in a poor appalachian coal mining community. The coal miner s daughter has been a mainstay of country music for over 50 years. For 50plus years, the 76yearold pride of butcher hollow, ky. This book is the true story of a woman who went from a poor but happy childhood in a small coal mining community, to being married at thirteen. Loretta lynns bond with patsy cline remains strong news. Well, i was born a coal miners daughter in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler we were poor, but we had love thats the one thing that d. The date that loretta webb the second of is there anyone in the englishspeaking universe who doesn t know by now that singersongwriter loretta lynn was born in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler and that her father supported his large family as coal miner and hillside farmer. May 19, 2012 coal miners daughter loretta lynn married at 15, not. It could have been a two cd set to fully appreciate the body of lorettas work.
A tribute to loretta lynn out of four, some modernday honkyto. Shes a coal miners daughter, but loretta lynns mother taught. Lynn was born loretta webb on april 14, 1932, in butcher hollow, kentucky. Butcher holler was so small that there wasn t so much as a dirt road to serve the remote appalachian hamlet. Her other notable songs include honky tonk girl and don t come home adrinkin. Loretta is the apple of her father s eye, but when loretta falls for military veteran doolittle tommy lee jones, who s at least 10 years her senior, loretta s dad has to let her go. Sissy spacek stars as loretta lynn, the oldest daughter of eight born to a coal miner and his wife in appalachia.
Loretta lynn coal miners daughter 1970, pinckneyville. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter lyrics genius lyrics. Aug 29, 2015 coal miners daughter loretta lynn got her start as a performer in the taverns and grange halls of northwest washington by the mid1970s, loretta lynn was an undeniable superstar. It was released in the united states on november 9, 2010 through columbia records. As millions who read her 1976 autobiography or saw its oscar winning 1980 film treatment are aware, loretta lynn is a coal miners daughter. Loretta lynn, legendary american country music star performs her own song on april 14, 1971 in nashville, tennessee.
Loretta lynn comes home to washington state id be lying if i said im a big fan of country music, but ive always liked the movie called coal miner s daughter. May 5, 1912 november 24, 1981 and melvin ted webb june 6, 1906 february 22, 1959. Performed and written by loretta lynn born loretta webb. Shes a coal miners daughter, but loretta lynns mother. Live in concert, best music take from your lovely conerts. These are the lyrics to coal miners daughter by loretta lynn, decca records owns the rights to the song producer. Well i was born the coal miner s daughter in a cabin, on a hill in butcher holler we were poor but we had love thats the one thing that daddy made sure of. With more than 45 million albums sold worldwide, multiple gold albums, and numerous awards and accolades, loretta is the most. Sissy spacek, beverly dangelo, loretta lynn coal miners. At the age of 16, loretta lynn delivered the first of her six children. She is tough, savvy, and full of a grace that has allowed her to channel truth and righteousness in her countless hits. Lynn remains that coal miner s daughter with every ounce of her being.
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