Lynn, Loretta, 1932-

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Country performer. Born April 14, 1935. Real name: Loretta Webb. Country music performer, songwriter, and recording artist who broke new ground for women in country music. Rose to fame in the late 1960s. Won the Country Music Association (CMA) Female Vocalist of the Year, 1967, 1972, and 1973. Won the CMA Vocal Duo of the Year (with Conway Twitty), 1972. Won the CMA Entertainer of the Year, 1972. Her credits include "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Fist City," and "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man." Member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame.

From the description of Oral history interview with Loretta Lynn. 1968 February 24; interview conducted by Dorothy Gable. 1968 Feb. 24. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841252

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referencedIn Eugene Earle Collection, 1939-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Miller, Townsend, collection 91-088; 98-081., 1952-1983 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn George Hamilton IV Collection, 1956-2006 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection fan club newsletters, 1952-1998. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Miller, Townsend, 1919-1989. Miller, Townsend, collection, 1952-1983 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Lynn, Loretta;. Oral history interview with Loretta Lynn. 1968 February 24; interview conducted by Dorothy Gable. Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center
creatorOf Lynn, Loretta;. Oral history interview with Loretta Lynn. 1968 February 24; interview conducted by Dorothy Gable. Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center
creatorOf Lynn, Loretta. I'm a honky tonk girl / words & music, Loretta Lynn. Library of Congress
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists L-P). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Rickman, Thomas. Coal miner's daughter / screenplay by Thomas Rickman. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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associatedWith Carter, Jimmy, 1924- person
associatedWith Cline, Patsy, 1932-1963 person
associatedWith Earle, Eugene. person
associatedWith Gable, Dorothy; person
associatedWith Hamilton, George, 1937- person
associatedWith Miller, Townsend, 1919-1989 person
associatedWith Obama, Barack, 1961- person
associatedWith Parton, Dolly person
associatedWith Twitty, Conway person
associatedWith Wilburn brothers corporateBody
associatedWith Wynette, Tammy, 1942-1998 person
associatedWith Young, Loretta, 1913-2000 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Teacapan 25 MX
Hurricane Mills TN US
Butcher Hollow KY US
Subject
Musicians
Country music
Country musicians
Popular music
Women country musicians
Occupation
Musicians
Country Singer
Vocalists
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Person

1932-04-14

Female

Americans

English

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