Remembering an icon. Country music stars and more celebrities paid tribute to the late Loretta Lynn after her death at age 90.The “Coal Miner’s Daughter” singer’s family announced the news on Tuesday, October 4. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills, [Tennessee],” read a Twitter statement. “The family has asked for privacy during this time, as they grieve.
An announcement regarding a memorial will be forthcoming in a public announcement.”The songwriter was a pioneer for women in country music, scoring 24 No.
1 hit singles and 11 No. 1 albums throughout her six decades in the genre. She was nominated for 18 Grammys over the years, winning three, and was given a Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Barack Obama in 2013.
Shortly before her death, Lynn celebrated her 60th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.“This coal miner’s daughter gave voice to a generation, singing what no one wanted to talk about and saying what no one wanted to think about,” Obama, 61, said at Lynn’s medal ceremony. “And now, over 50 years after she cut her first record … Loretta Lynn still reigns as the rule-breaking, record-setting queen of country music.”After suffering a stroke in 2017, the “Don’t Come Come A-Drinkin'” artist ended her 57-year run of touring on the road.
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