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Honky Tonk Woman
Oct, 14 2010
With more than 70 albums released, 16 No. 1 singles, and five decades logged as a musician, Loretta Lynn this week was honored by a multitude of her country music colleagues and The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, who bestowed upon her their Merit Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.
The event was hosted by Reba McEntyre and elicited performances by Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Martina McBride, and Lee Ann Womack at the venerable Ryman Auditorium in Nashville; the same stage where Lynn made her Grand Ole Opry debut 50 years before.
Known to many as the “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” after her No.1 hit and 1976 autobiography-cum-movie, Lynn grew up in Kentucky and was married by the age of 13. She successfully parlayed her life experiences and views into a string of hits. Said Jack White, who produced her 2004 album Van Lear Rose, "Nobody tells it quite like Loretta... She is the greatest female singer-songwriter of the 20th century. She championed women's rights in the South and for women everywhere." The album won a Grammy™ and introduced a new generation to country music.
In the 60s and 70s Lynn enjoyed her greatest commercial successes penning and performing duets with Conway Twitty. She was the first woman to win the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award and was a natural addition to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
