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Miranda Lambert presented Lynn with the Crystal Milestone Award from the Academy of Country Music. [115] Lynn also received the 2015 Billboard Legacy Award for Women in Music. [116] In 2016, she was the subject of an American Masters profile documentary Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl on PBS. [117] Lynn was named Artist of a Lifetime in ...
The Lynnsare an American country musicduo, consisting of twin sisters Peggy Lynnand Patsy Lynn(born August 6, 1964[2]), who are the youngest daughters of Oliver Lynnand singer Loretta Lynn. [1] They recorded one album for Reprise Records, which charted two singles on Hot Country Songs. The Lynns have received CMA Awardnominations for Vocal Duo ...
Musical artist. Emily " Cissy " Houston ( née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) [ 3] is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.
The music and lyrics of "Coal Miner's Daughter" had been written entirely by Loretta Lynn. She composed the song in 1969, a year before its official recording. While writing the lyrics, Lynn composed the melody at the same time. The melody had originally been written in a bluegrass style, which matched the style of music she was raised singing.
Midnight Train to Georgia. " Midnight Train to Georgia " is a song most famously performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records. Written by Jim Weatherly, and included on the Pips' 1973 LP Imagination, "Midnight Train to Georgia" became the group's first single to top the Billboard ...
New Hope Baptist Church, where Houston sang in the choir as a child. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, at Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, to Emily "Cissy" (née Drinkard) and John Russell Houston Jr. [6] Cissy is a Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer who was a member of The Drinkard Singers and the founder of The Sweet Inspirations before becoming a solo artist.
Box office. $67.18 million. (equivalent to $209 million in 2023) [ 1] Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay written by Tom Rickman. 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 ...
Oliver Vanetta Lynn Jr. (August 27, 1926 – August 22, 1996), [ 1] commonly known as Doolittle Lynn (also Doo and Mooney ), was an American talent manager and country music figure, known as the husband of country music legend Loretta Lynn. Over the course of their often-tumultuous 48-year marriage, Lynn was instrumental in developing his wife ...