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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.
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). Ted was a coal miner and subsistence farmer. [4]
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:
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.
Well, they actually let the judges pick three songs. And the only one I knew was ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’” Russell said on The Thrivalist Podcast with Jamie George. “I’m already facing ...
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.
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.
Kaitlyn Adrianna Baker was born and raised in Pound, Virginia. [1] Her father, grandfather and other family members worked in coal mines. Virginia Living magazine referred to her as a new "coal miner's daughter." [2] Baker started singing in church and then professionally as a young girl at events in her area. [3]