LORETTA TALKS ABOUT THE LYNN LEGACY

Loretta sat down with Robin Roberts for "In The Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville." Loretta talks about her granddaughter and the "Lynn" last name.  Click here to watch a clip of Loretta's interview! more!

THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: VAN LEAR ROSE
Paste Magazine

When this decade began, the Paste website was barely a year old, and the magazine was still a twinkle in its daddies’ eyes. So looking back over the first 10 years of the 2000s feels like looking back over our own history. There hasn’t been a new album Paste has covered that wasn’t eligible for our “Best of the Decade” consideration. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose

"IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ROBIN ROBERTS: BRIGHT LIGHTS. BIG STARS. ALL ACCESS NASHVILLE"

Robin Roberts sits down wish some of Country Music's hottest stars in this hour-long special. In addition to interviews with legendary artists Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash, Carrie Underwood takes Roberts back to her hometown in Oklahoma where Underwood surprises her former high-school with a very big, musical surprise; Tim McGraw takes Roberts horseback riding on his family farm and opens up about his challenging childhood; and Robin Roberts joins Martina McBride and her family in their Nashville home and also spends time with the country superstar at Blackbird Studios. 

LORETTA LYNN STILL A HONKY-TONK GIRL AT HEART

by Marianne Horner
In 1960, Loretta Lynn and her husband, Dolittle, worked tirelessly to earn her first hit single -- 'I'm a Honky Tonk Girl' -- by driving around the country in their car, visiting radio stations. Fifty years later, Loretta is still doing that. But these days, she gets to pick and choose when, where, and how often. more!

LORETTA LYNN’S REQUEST LINE STILL OPEN

After more than four decades in show business, Loretta Lynn knows her limits.

Would she consider a guest mentor spot on “American Idol”? Sure.

“Dancing With the Stars”? Not so much.

“I can’t dance my way out of a paper bag,” she said in a recent phone interview. more!

WEARING HER CROWN LIGHTLY: LORETTA LYNN, COUNTRY QUEEN, RETAINS HER JUST-FOLKS APPEAL

Picture the Coal Miner’s Daughter at home, chatting with a reporter for the umpteenth time in her career.

"I have my hair tied up in a fat towel," Loretta Lynn, 74, reveals. "I put a rinse on it."

The homey warmth and down-to-earth honesty you’d expect from this Nashville icon are much in evidence, even over the phone. But Lynn sounds slightly scattered at the moment, less than an hour before a scheduled rehearsal.  more!

NASHVILLE MUSIC GARDEN INAUGURAL CLASS INCLUDES COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER

The Nashville Music Garden took root in the Hall of Fame Park, located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Demonbreun (across from the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum), yesterday with the help of celebrity hosts Barbara Mandrell and Lynn Anderson as well as emcee Ralph Emery in an all-star ceremony befitting a garden created to recognize Music City's best.  Mayor Karl Dean was also on hand to cut the ribbon and officially open the garden that pays tribute to the artists, songwriters, authors, television personalities, industry leaders, venues, organizations and icons who have made a positive impact on Nashville's entertainment community.   Other celebrities in attendance included Brenda Lee,  Little Jimmy Dickens,  and the families of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Patsy Cline, Minnie Pearl, Jimi Hendrix, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, songwriter Ben Peters, The Big Bopper, Merle Kilgore and DeFord Bailey. more!

LORETTA LYNN INDUCTED INTO GEORGE D. HAY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
Branson Courier

Gene Williams, Loretta Lynn, Mike Snider and the late Dottie Rhodes were inducted Sept. 20 into the George D. Hay Music Hall of Fame, named for the man who created the Grand Ole Opry.

They join the ranks of past inductees such as Ferlin Husky, Jan Howard, George Jones, Skeeter Davis, Bill Carlisle, Kitty Wells, Bill Anderson, Jean Shepard, Jim Owen, Conway Twitty, Bill Monroe, Barbara Fairchild, Jeannie Seely, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, June Carter Cash, Charley Pride, Leroy Van Dyke, Jim Ed Brown, Hank Williams Sr., Brenda Lee and Ray Price.  more!

KELLIE PICKLER MEETS A REAL AMERICAN IDOL

by Joyce Rizer - The Boot

Another of Kellie Pickler's childhood dreams came true last Friday when she discovered she was sharing the bill of Canada's Havelock Country Jamboree with the legendary Loretta Lynn, whom she'd never met. more!

ETOWN INTERVIEWS COUNTRY LEGEND LORETTA LYNN
Air Dates: Jul 22-Jul 28

Etown hits the road and travels to the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, for this very special taping. Hosts Nick & Helen Forster welcome the legendary 'Coal Miner's Daughter' herself, Loretta Lynn. She makes her first Etown visit, sharing songs from her many years of performing and recording, as well as rich stories of her life and work.  

To find a radio station in your area that is broadcasting the show Click here!

LORETTA LYNN HAPPY TO BE ‘COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER’
Christa Lawler, Duluth News Tribune

It is impossible to mention country music icon Loretta Lynn without referring to “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” the book she wrote, the movie starring Sissy Spacek, the song about Lynn’s life — growing up one of eight children, in poverty, in a small Kentucky town.

And it’s a reference Lynn is content to hold on to:

“It was my life,” Lynn said in a recent phone interview. more!

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!

 

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!