Loretta lynn biography decade

1932-2022

Who Was Loretta Lynn?

Loretta Lynn became a mainstay on the country charts after landing a Top 10 hit with the aptly named “Success.” Penning tracks that were often autobiographical and authentic, she wrote the No.

1 song “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” later published a book by the same name, and saw her life story depicted in an Oscar-nominated film. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Lynn had a slew of hits that included the chart-toppers “Fist City,” “Women of the World (Leave My World Alone),” “One’s on the Way,” “Trouble in Paradise,” and “She’s Got You,” as well as an array of popular collaborations with Conway Twitty.

A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Lynn reinvigorated her career in 2004 with the Grammy-winning Van Lear Rose, produced by Jack White, followed by the 2016 album Full Circle. Lynn died in October 2022 at age 90.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Loretta Lynn
BORN: April 14, 1932
DIED: October 4, 2022
BIRTHPLACE: Butcher Hollow, Kentucky