In Memoriam: Loretta Lynn (1932 – 2022)

Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spanned six decades in country music, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had hits such as “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)”, “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)”, “One’s on the Way”, “Fist City”, and “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. In 1980, the film Coal Miner’s Daughter was made based on her life.

Lynn received many awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She was nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award, and won 3 times. As of 2022, Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist, and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.

Over the years, Lynn suffered from various health concerns, including pneumonia on multiple occasions, and a broken arm after a fall at home. In 2010, Lynn missed a tribute to her from other women of country music due to undergoing knee surgery.

In May 2017, Lynn had a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. She was taken to a Nashville hospital and subsequently had to cancel all of her upcoming tour dates. The release of her album Wouldn’t It Be Great was delayed until 2018. On January 1, 2018, Lynn fell and broke her hip. Lynn died in her sleep at her home in Hurricane Mills on October 4, 2022, at the age of 90.

Feature LP: Willie Nelson – To All The Girls 11pm ET

To All the Girls… is an album by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson, which was released on October 15, 2013, by Legacy Recordings.

The album consists of a collection of duets featuring Nelson along with prominent country music female singers. The performers featured on the eighteen tracks of the album were Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Loretta Lynn, Carrie Underwood, The Secret Sisters, Roseanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Wynonna Judd, Alison Krauss, Melonie Cannon, Mavis Staples, Norah Jones, Shelby Lynne, Emmylou Harris, Lily Meola, Brandi Carlile, Tina Rose; and his daughter, Paula Nelson. The album was released on October 15, 2013 on Legacy Recordings.

The first single “From Here to the Moon and Back”, a duet with Dolly Parton that she wrote for the 2012 movie Joyful Noise, was released on August 2, 2013. It was followed by the release of the single “Grandma’s Hands“, with Mavis Staples, on August 6. “It Won’t Be Long”, featuring the Secret Sisters was released on September 24; while “Somewhere Between” with Loretta Lynn was released on October 1.

1	From Here to the Moon and Back	Dolly Parton	4:01
2	She Was No Good for Me	Miranda Lambert	3:47
3	It Won’t Be Very Long	The Secret Sisters	2:36
4	Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends	Rosanne Cash	4:18
5	Far Away Places	Sheryl Crow	4:56
6	Bloody Mary Morning	Wynonna Judd	3:05
7	Always on My Mind	Carrie Underwood	3:55
8	Somewhere Between	Loretta Lynn	3:13
9	No Mas Amor	Alison Krauss	4:12
10	Back To Earth	Melonie Cannon	3:30
11	Grandma’s Hands	Mavis Staples	3:10
12	Walkin’	Norah Jones	3:39
13	‘Til The End of the World	Shelby Lynne	2:01
14	Will You Remember Mine	Lily Meola	4:34
15	Dry Lightning	Emmylou Harris	4:21
16	Making Believe	Brandi Carlile	3:16
17	Have You Ever Seen the Rain	Paula Nelson	4:38
18	After the Fire Is Gone	Tina Rose	2:43

Source: Wikipedia