HEART POUNDER
San Diego Weekly Reader

Back in November of ’97, I was doing a live broadcast from Nashville. It was the day before the Country Music Awards. It is a crazy and massively fun, long day — a cattle-call of country stars, big and small, who move from table to table, station to station doing interviews in one big room.

I’d done so many artist interviews in my radio career, this type of day was a walk in the park for me…until she showed up.
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LORETTA LYNN GETS PATSY CLINE’S APPROVAL

June 18, 2009 — Loretta Lynn was rather famously friends with Patsy Cline when the Coal Miner’s Daughter first moved to Nashville during the early 1960s. Loretta paid tribute to her mentor with the 1977 album I Remember Patsy, but she also got a thumbs-up from the singer for one of her earliest hits.
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LORETTA LYNN Q&A: COUNTRY DIVA 'LUCKY' IN LONG CAREER
by Randy Cordova

Back in November of ’97, I was doing a live broadcast from Nashville. It was the day before the Country Music Awards. It is a crazy and massively fun, long day — a cattle-call of country stars, big and small, who move from table to table, station to station doing interviews in one big room. I’d done so many artist interviews in my radio career, this type of day was a walk in the park for me…until she showed up.
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LORETTA LYNN INDUCTED INTO COLO. COUNTRY HALL OF FAME
By Demetria Gallegos

Performing at the Paramount Theater in Denver last night, country singer Loretta Lynn was named to Colorado's Country Music Hall of Fame.

Gov. Bill Ritter presented the plaque honoring Lynn.

Lynn has had sixteen number one country hits, including "Coal Miner's Daughter." more!

LORETTA LYNN'S READY FOR REQUESTS

Loretta Lynn is not touring to support a new album. The legendary country singer's tour is not sponsored by Xbox 360, and she is not hitting the road to coincide with a maniacal media blitz.

Lynn is touring because "it's better than sitting on the couch and watching TV."  more!

LORETTA LYNN THRILLS A NEAR-SELLOUT SAENGER CROWD

Julio Diaz

What becomes a legend most? Simple: Demonstrating to an adoring crowd that which made you a legend in the first place.

That's what country music legend Loretta Lynn did Friday night, as she thrilled a near-capacity crowd at the Saenger Theatre with more than four decades of classic songs.  more!

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER

Patsy Lynn Russell talks about growing up with her mother, Loretta Lynn
Rebecca Ross

She's the girl from Butcher Holler, Ky. who got married at 14, but managed, through talent and sheer grit, to become a country music queen.

To Patsy Lynn Russell, however, she is "just Mom."

In honor of Mother's Day, and Lynn's Friday concert at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre, Russell spoke about growing up a daughter of the "Coal Miner's Daughter." more!

COUNTRY CLASS MEETS WINDY CITY

Legendary country music entertainer Loretta Lynn brought good ole’ southern hospitality and a whole lot of sass to the Old Town School Of Folk Music’s Blue Jean Gala Saturday April 18th, 2009. All proceeds from the benefit concert and silent auction will provide support to the Old Town School's outreach initiatives, student financial aid, and other performance programs that the school offers. more!

LORETTA LYNN AND JACK GREENE

Take a look at Loretta Lynn and Jack Greene at the debut show of the all new Opry Country Classics Show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn.

"I FELT THE CHILL"

Elvis Costello will release a new, roots-oriented album titled 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' on June 2 on Hear Music. Emmylou Harris offers harmony on one track, and Loretta Lynn co-wrote one of the songs, "I Felt the Chill," with Costello. The album was produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded in three days in Nashville.

DON'T TEMPT LORETTA!

Loretta Lynn is a featured guest on singer-songwriter Todd Snider's upcoming album, The Excitement Plan, scheduled for release on June 9 on Yep Roc. Lynn co-wrote and appears on a song called "Don't Tempt Me." Also look for an upcoming appearance by Loretta on Elvis Costello's upcoming project.

JOIN LORETTA AT OPRY COUNTRY CLASSICS

Loretta will be a part of the very first and all new Opry Country Classics Show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. Join her on March 26th! more!

9513'S 20 MOST CONTROVERSIAL SONGS BY WOMEN

March is Women’s History Month. And what better way to celebrate than by turning our eyes to the women of country music? No shrinking violets here; these ladies have no qualms about saying what’s on their minds at the risk of backlash and blacklisting, and in doing so, they’ve cemented their place in country music history. Look for our favorite gal at number 2 on the list.  more!

HOW GREAT THOU ART: NOMINATED FOR A DOVE AWARD

How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites From The Grand Ole Opry — an album that led to a successful 2008 GAC special — was nominated for the Gospel Music Association’s 40th annual Dove Awards. The 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards will be handed out at Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry House on April 23, 2009. more!

THE LYNNS TALK ABOUT MUSIC AND MOM

Country Stars Central

Country Music duo The Lynn's recently sat down with Country Stars Central to discuss music, mom, and much more!

LORETTA LYNN BUSY WITH TWO ALBUMS

By Tim Donnelly
Country legend Loretta Lynn is preparing two projects this year to follow up her 2004 crossover hit, "Van Lear Rose."

Lynn, 74, is working on an album of new material that she says could be ready by late spring. The album will be in her traditional country style but will deal with modern issues.  more!

LORETTA STARTS THE NEW YEAR OFF WITH 2 NIGHTS AT THE OPRY

Miss Loretta Lynn kicks off '09 just right...at the Grand Ole Opry!

Join Loretta Lynn when she performs Live on January 9th & 10th LIVE at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN. The show is currently in it's original home, the Ryman Auditorium. Call 1-800-SEE-OPRY or click here to get your tickets now! Loretta's fans can use coupon code "webFAN" OR click here to print a coupon to present to any Grand Ole Opry box office to receive $3.00 off of your ticket purchase.  more!

A NEW LETTER JUST FOR YOU!h1>

 

Miss Loretta Lynn wrote a new letter just for you! She lets you know how she is getting ready for the holidays! Click here to read it now!

COUNTRY LEGEND LYNN: 'I JUST KEEP GOING'

By Kellie B. Gormly - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The country music legend who started her life as the Coal Miner's Daughter now has 21 of her own grandchildren, and more than four decades worth of hit music that she created while raising her large family.

At age 74, Loretta Lynn -- an iconic figure known as much for her feisty songwriting as her singing -- still spends half of her year touring across the country. She'll make a stop Friday at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse. more!