A LEGACY OF COUNTRY

Loretta Lynn plays the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, singing chart-topping hits from four decades.

BY CHRIS SHULL
The Wichita Eagle

Loretta Lynn sings about the toils and triumphs of American women. With such classic hits as "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "Blue Kentucky Girl," she chronicles both the hoot-and-holler happiness and hushed-up humiliations of living day to day. Lynn will sing at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Orpheum Theatre, First and Broadway.

She was a 25-year-old housewife when she cut her first single. In the 46 years since, she's had hit after hit, from better-watch-yourself warnings ("Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind") to a series of cheating-heart duets with Conway Twitty. Her legacy includes 52 top 10 hits.

Lynn's recent album "Van Lear Rose" reinforced her reputation as queen of the honky-tonk -- and as an artist of emotional honesty and unflinching independence.

Tickets to Lynn's concert are $30 to $75. For more information, visit www.selectaseat.com or call 316-755-SEAT.

 

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