“Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4, in her sleep at her home on her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” a statement read.
Country music star Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90.
Her family said she died at her “beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills” in Tennessee.
“Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4, in her sleep at her home on her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” a statement read.
A mother of four at the time, Lynn began her career in the early 1960s, her songs reflecting her pride in her rural Kentucky upbringing, but also dealing with topics such as sex and love, cheating wives and divorces.
“It was what I wanted to hear and what I knew other women wanted to hear,” she told The Associated Press in an interview in 2016. “I didn’t write about men — I wrote about us women. And the men loved it too.”
Lynn’s biggest hits were ‘You Ain’t Woman Enough’, ‘The Pill’, ‘Don’t Come Home a Drinkin” (With Lovin’ On Your Mind), ‘Rated X’, ‘You’re Looking At Country’ and ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’, referring to her past living in a mountain hut with seven siblings.
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” was also the title of her 1976 book, which was made into a film of the same name in 1980 – actress Sissy Spacek won an Oscar for her portrayal of Lynn, and the film was also nominated for best picture.
Friends with other country greats including Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline and Tammy Wynette, Lynn has racked up accolades throughout her career, becoming the first woman to be named Entertainer of the Year at the genre’s top two awards of country, first by the Country Music Association in 1972 and then by the Academy of Country Music three years later.
In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.
Even in her later years, Lynn didn’t seem to stop writing, landing a multi-album deal in 2014 with Legacy Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. In 2017, she suffered a stroke that forced her to postpone her concerts, but continued to make music after her recovery.
The prolific musician, whose career spanned seven decades, released her 50th studio album ‘Still Woman Enough’ in March 2021.
“To make it in this business, you either have to be first or great or different, and I was the first one to ever walk into Nashville, singing for women,” she once said.
In the days before her death, Lynn shared memories of her life and career on social media, writing about how it was a “dream come true” when she joined Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, which she described as the home of of country music, 60 years ago.
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