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RIP Loretta Lynn

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:11 am
by Vandal
Loretta Lynn, country singer of love and hardship, dies aged 90

Loretta Lynn, whose tales of heartbreak and poverty are among the most celebrated in the country music canon, has died aged 90.

Lynn died at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, on 4 October, her family confirmed.

Beginning with 1966’s Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on
Your Mind), she topped the US country charts 16 times and was nominated for 18 Grammy awards, winning three. She recorded 60 studio albums in all.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/ ... es-aged-90

Re: RIP Loretta Lynn

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:25 pm
by SportsFan68
Very sorry to learn that Ms. Lynn is no longer with us. She was amazing.

I guess my favorite is her first recorded song and first hit -- Honky Tonk Girl, another one of those songs I shouldn't like but do anyway.