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"Coal Miner's Daughter" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. Considered Lynn's signature song, it was originally released as a single in 1970 and became a number one hit on the Billboard country chart.
Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted and 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 one of the most influential country musicians.
The song "Coal Miner's Daughter" later served as the impetus for her bestselling autobiography (1976) and the Oscar-winning biopic, both of which share the song's title. [27] In 1973, "Rated "X"" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and was considered one of Lynn's most controversial hits.
In an April 29 episode of "American Idol," Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Emmy Russell sang her late grandmother's iconic song "Coal Miner's Daughter." Watch the emotional performance.
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.
Michael Apted, the versatile filmmaker who chronicled Loretta Lynn’s rise to fame in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and James Bond’s heroics in “The World Is Not Enough,” has died at the ...
Coal Miner's Daughter, a 1980 film about American singer Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1980 Coal Miner's Daughter film soundtrack; Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter, 1976 autobiography by Loretta Lynn and George Vecsey; Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn, 2010 album by various artists
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. In a ...