Forever defined by the ethos of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” — the No. 1 country hit of 1970 that lent its title to her bestselling autobiography and the 1980 film that gave Sissy Spacek an Oscar — Loretta ...

Loretta Lynn made a career out of saying things no one else would. She wrote her songs based on real life experience, and she certainly never held back in speaking the honest truth... which sometimes ...

There isn’t an artist in the country space today that can’t trace part of their success back to Loretta Lynn. Her influence on country music left the genre forever changed. No one was doing it quite ...

Loretta Lynn's first hit was like her own version of a Hank Williams song. It's as bleak as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," made even more acute by the fact that it's unrequited love Lynn is pining for ...

Loretta Lynn sang the truth. Period. Her truth? It didn't cut corners on reproductive rights or two-timing brawls. It swung open a screen door and invited listeners inside her Kentucky holler. It ...

Lynn drew inspiration for many of her songs from her life. She based a long list of hits on her tumultuous marriage, ...

Loretta Lynn, who began life in a coal miner’s shack in Kentucky but would become country music royalty, died Tuesday at age 90. Lynn began writing songs as a teenage bride and parlayed her talent ...

Country legend Loretta Lynn was a prolific songwriter, undeniably. But not everyone liked to hear what she had to say in her honest, woman-centered songs — especially in the ’60s. Country radio ...

Emmy Russell opens up to PEOPLE about how her grandmother's songwriting inspired her own Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT; Michael Loccisano/Getty Loretta Lynn, who is long remembered for her ...

Country music star Loretta Lynn detailed her experiences as a young wife, mother, and famous musician through her lyrics. And she didn’t shy away from talking about her sometimes rocky relationship ...