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Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, on April 14, 1932. [3] She was the oldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959).
Loretta Lynn in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 10, 2016. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Oct. 4 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90.
Oliver Vanetta Lynn Jr. was born August 27, 1926, in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to Angie “Sissie” Webb Lynn (1903–1990) and Oliver Vanetta "Red" Lynn Sr (1897–1981) as the oldest of seven. Of Irish descent, born in Butcher Hollow , near Paintsville, Kentucky in Johnson County , Oliver Lynn was an uneducated resident of a town based around ...
The town is the birthplace of country singer Loretta Lynn, who paid tribute to the community in the song "Coal Miner's Daughter", which begins with the lyrics Well, I was born'd a coal miner's daughter. In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler. Later in the song, she also mentions Van Lear, the larger community in which Butcher Hollow is located:
The roster of past racers at Loretta Lynn’s includes champions like Colin Edwards and Travis Pastrana, unexpected names like Robert “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle, too.
Loretta Lynn's family is grieving the loss of the country music legend’s eldest granddaughter. Verified Instagram and Facebook pages for the late icon, who died two years ago at age 90 , shared ...
Still Woman Enough is a 2002 autobiography of American country music singer Loretta Lynn, written by Lynn and Patsi Bale Cox. [1] The book discusses, in-depth, Lynn's life, from her early days in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, as the daughter of a coal miner, her marriage to Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn, her musical career, and personal triumphs and trials in Lynn's life up to the time the book was written.
FILE - Country music great Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait in September 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at ...