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Coal Miner's Daughter" also charted on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada, reaching the number one position as well. [18] In 1971, the single was included on Lynn's studio album, also titled Coal Miner's Daughter. The song was the opening track on the album. [1]
The material is done in distinctive style, retaining true country flavor. "Coal Miner's Daughter", "Less of Me", "The Man of the House" are typical. Must merchandise." [4] Cashbox also published a review in their January 16 issue which said, "Loretta Lynn has long been one of country music's most outstanding and most important female vocalists ...
Coal Miner's Daughter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on March 7, 1980, under the MCA Nashville label. [11] It included music by Beverly D'Angelo, Levon Helm, and Sissy Spacek except for the "End Credits Medley" and material by other artists that were not under contract to MCA.
The miners had been on strike for seventeen months hoping to force the Blue Diamond Coal Company to sign a contract with the United Mine Workers of America. [5] In 1980 Boyens was selected to be a cast member in the movie Coal Miner's Daughter. She played the character of Clara Webb, who was the mother of Loretta Lynn in the movie. [3]
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.
The songs chosen were recorded in sessions over a fifteen-year time-span between 1964 and 1980. Eight of the album's tracks had been among Lynn's biggest hits in her career. This included signature songs, such as " Coal Miner's Daughter "(1970), " You're Lookin' at Country " (1971) and " The Pill ."
Loretta Lynn's granddaughter paid tribute to her family legacy with a heartfelt rendition of 'Coal Miner's Daughter' for 'American Idol's Top 7 performances.
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90.