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Loretta Lynn is a singer-songwriter known for "Coal Miner's Daughter," among many other country songs. A film about her by the same name was a critical hit.
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Loretta Lynn shares a story of the last gift given to her by Patsy Cline.
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A preview featuring country music legend Loretta Lynn. She invites viewers into her haunted Tennessee estate.
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In 1962, County Music legend Patsy Cline recorded Willie Nelson's song, "Crazy," a song he'd written while driving.
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White was similarly effusive in his praise: "I want as many people as possible on earth to hear her, because she's the greatest female singer-songwriter of the last century," he told Entertainment Weekly. The pair won two Grammy Awards for their work together—Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for the song "Portland Oregon" and for Best Country Album.
Yet to record a follow-up studio album,
Lynn kept busy by playing numerous concerts each year. She had to cancel some tour dates in late 2009 due to illness. She bounced back by January 2010 to perform at the University of Central Arkansas. These days, concerts are about family for Lynn. Her son Ernest Ray performed at the concert, as did her twin daughters Peggy and Patsy—known as the Lynns. A short time after the concert, Loretta was honored at the Grammy Awards with a lifetime achievement award.
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