Lynn was born on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky Terry Wyatt/Getty Country music icon Loretta Lynn's successful career was marked with tragedy Married at 15, Lynn raised six children while ...

The 'Coal Miner's Daughter' singer and mom of 6 always shared incredible music and wisdom. Her words will help you live life ...

In 1975, country music legend Loretta Lynn released what would prove to be the most controversial song of her career. Despite becoming her highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, Lynn's ...

The voice of Loretta Lynn continues to ripple through country music history, carried by songs that once challenged Nashville’s limits. Decades later, her most defining hits still shape how the genre ...

The first woman ever to win country music’s coveted Entertainer of the Year title did not succeed in spite of her difficult upbringing. Rather, Loretta Lynn thrived precisely because of it. The second ...

Loretta Lynn with her granddaughter Tayla Lynn. ; Loretta Lynn with her granddaughter Emmy Russell during Christmas time. Loretta Lynn left behind a legacy not only in the music industry, but also ...

The highest civilian honor in the United States is the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Past recipients include former Presidents themselves, scientists, athletes, journalists, historians, ...

There may be no more defining figure in the annals of country music than the late Loretta Lynn. In a career that spanned some 60 years, she eschewed the image of the tenderhearted, soft-spoken, ...