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My Take
Loretta Lynn wrote about real life with a frankness that was downright revolutionary for country music, tackling birth control, infidelity, and a woman's worth at a time when radio wanted singers to keep quiet. Coal Miner's Daughter is rightly iconic, but her catalog is full of gutsy songs like The Pill and Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' that got banned and still became hits. Coming up from genuine Appalachian poverty, she never lost that plainspoken authenticity. Her late-career albums with Jack White proved she stayed vital to the very end. She is one of the defining American songwriters, full stop, and country music wouldn't sound the same without her.
Overview
Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer-songwriter, born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. One of the most influential figures in country music, she was known for candid, autobiographical songs such as "Coal Miner's Daughter," the title of her bestselling memoir and the Oscar-winning 1980 film about her life. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and received numerous honors over a career spanning more than six decades.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Loretta Lynn
- Name (Japanese)
- ロレッタ・リン
- Reading
- ろれった・りん
- Born
- April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Kentucky, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter / Guitarist / Violinist / Recording artist / Screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.