They Sing of Life’s Disappointments And Its Epiphanies By LUKE TORN October 14, 2004; Page D7 As the first tentative strums reel you into Loretta Lynn’s first album in four years, and her voice leads you into the heartfelt, folksy narrative that is “Van Lear Rose,” the most startling facet of the sound is not […]
Skip the ‘possum, but go for the chicken By THAYER WINE – GANNETT NEWS SERVICE Chicken ‘n’ dumplin’s, beans ‘n’ taters, ‘possum and peanut butter fudge. When Loretta Lynn married Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn at age 13, she wasn’t much of a cook. “He threw out everything I cooked for at least three months,” she writes […]
Loretta’s in the current October 7 issue of the Nashville Scene. The Scene features the “Best of Nashville” with Van Lear Rose selected as Best Country Album. It reads… Lynn’s best album in 30 years, and the first in which she wrote every song, may have been inexcusably snubbed by the Country Music Association, but […]
Loretta is #10 (of 40) on “The Cool List” in the current (October 4) issue of SPIN… Loretta’s listing reads: Why her: On her recent album with producer Jack White, the 69-year-old Lynn sings a song about a betrayed housewife waiting to go to the electric chair for murdering her husband (“Women’s Prison”). This makes […]
slideshow Loretta gave her last concert of the season at her ranch in Hurricane Mills Tennessee. Among the special guests like Jack Green, the audience was treated with special performances by Loretta’s sister, children, and grandchildren. Luckily, the cool weather did not deter fans who filled the outdoor arena. The fans were also treated to […]