For 50plus years, the 76yearold pride of butcher hollow, ky. Coal miner s daughter 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The family moves to northern washington state, where doo works in the forest industry and loretta sings occasionally at local. Sep 30, 2011 loretta lynn, legendary american country music star performs her own song on april 14, 1971 in nashville, tennessee. Joe heim washington post loretta lynn writes songs that knock you on your head and off your feet. Instead, its merely a standard, early 70s collection of originals and covers, all performed with gusto by lynn. In 1976, she released her autobiography, coal miners daughter, with the help of writer george vecsey. A tribute to loretta lynn out of four, some modernday honkyto.
Loretta lynn recently spoke by phone about the rerelease of the coal miners daughter book and about a new cd called loretta lynn. Loretta lynn is 80, not 77, documents show may 18, 2012 6. I just saw the 1980 sissy spacek film coal miner s daughter if youve never seen it, you have to, believe me its worth it, and when i heard that there was a book about the real loretta lynn as well, i couldn t wait to read it. Loretta lynn was just five months older than her friend. Loretta lynn, legendary american country music star performs her own song on april 14, 1971 in nashville, tennessee. Feb 01, 2012 these are the lyrics to coal miners daughter by loretta lynn, decca records owns the rights to the song producer. Apr 16, 2000 the story behind loretta lynn s coal miner s daughter the classic 1970 song tells the autobiographical story of her life in butcher hollow, ky. Loretta lynn and sissy spacek looking at the original coal miners daughter movie script in american masters loretta lynn. Well, i was born a coal miner s daughter in a cabin, on a hill in butcher holler we were poor but we. It follows the story of country music singer loretta lynn from her early teen years in a poor family and getting married at 15 to her rise as one of the most successful country musicians. The choice of white stripes for ratedx and paramour for you ain t woman enough is interesting. Shes a coal miners daughter, but loretta lynns mother.
Coal miners daughter loretta lynn got her start as a performer in the taverns and grange halls of northwest washington. In the 1970s she became one of the most famous women in all of america and frequently made most admired women polls alongside first ladies and world leaders. Well, i was born a coal miner s daughter in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler we were poor, but we had love that s the one thing that dadd. Loretta lynn irish roots born, butcher hollow, kentucky. Coal miner s daughter is the sixteenth solo studio album by american country music singersongwriter loretta lynn. Lynn grew up in a small cabin in a poor appalachian coal mining community. Coal miners daughter loretta lynn married at 15, not. Born in butcher hollow, near paintsville, kentucky, usa, to a coal miner father. She is the author of coal miners daughter and, more recently, me and patsy kickin. Coal miners daughter loretta lynn got her start as a performer in the taverns and grange halls of northwest washington by the mid1970s, loretta lynn was an undeniable superstar. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter 1993, cd discogs. Unlike the song, autobiography and film of the same name, the album coal miners daughter isn t a reflection on loretta lynns upbringing. Loretta lynn is a grammywinning singersongwriter known for coal. Loretta lynn facts loretta lynn age, husband, kids, and more.
Loretta lynn comes home to washington state id be lying if i said im a big fan of country music, but ive always liked the movie called coal miner s daughter. Loretta lynn charmed her way onstage at the grand ole opry on. With more than 45 million albums sold worldwide, multiple gold albums, and numerous awards and accolades, loretta is the most. Loretta lynns classic memoir tells the story of her early life in butcher holler, kentucky, and her amazing rise to the. Loretta lynn isn t shy about what it was like to grow up the impoverished daughter of a coal miner in butcher holler, kentucky. Shes a coal miners daughter, but loretta lynns mother taught her everything. Loretta lynn, american country music singer who was known as the queen of country. The ordeals of lynn s life didn t end with coal miner s daughter.
There was the death of a son, jack, in a horseback riding accident, and the passing of mooney. Coal miner s daughter opens with loretta webb sissy spacek riding a mule to the coal mine to meet her daddy when he completes his shift. Fiftynine years ago today, on saturday, october 15th, 1960, loretta lynn, the daughter of a kentucky coal miner, took the stage of the grand ole opry for the first time. She showed tremendous bluecollar pride in coal miners daughter and. Loretta lynn is an american country music singersongwriter whose groundbreaking career spans almost 60 years, with such famous hits as you ain t woman enough to take my man and coal miner s daughter, as well as a biographical film and book of the same name. Born loretta webb on april 14, 1934 some sources say 1935, in. The following year, the couple moved to custer, washington, where oliver. Well, i was born a coal miners daughter in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler we were poor, but we had love thats the one thing that d. Loretta lynn, 87, is a country singersongwriter and a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom. A tribute to loretta lynn is a tribute album compiled by various music artists that is dedicated to country music icon loretta lynn. Loretta, the coal miners daughter, is famously from butcher holler, a section of. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter lyrics genius lyrics.
Ap country music legend loretta lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at in coal miners daughter, documents obtained by the associated press show. To pick a favorite loretta song is an impossible task, because they span so many themes and emotions. It was released in the united states on november 9, 2010 through columbia records. I wanted to see loretta perform at the snoqualmie casino last year, but she had to cancel her tour due to a knee injury. Live in concert, best music take from your lovely conerts. Coal miner s daughter is a 1980 american biographical musical film directed by michael apted from a screenplay written by tom rickman. Lynn was born loretta webb on april 14, 1932, in butcher hollow, kentucky. Lynn, 80, unveiled plans for a musical adaptation of coal miners daughter during a grand ole opry show at the ryman auditorium. Sep 17, 2014 loretta s 1st appearance at the ryman auditorium was 54 years ago today september 17, 2014. At the age of 16, loretta lynn delivered the first of her six children. In the 1970 s she became one of the most famous women in all of america and frequently made most admired women polls alongside first ladies and world leaders.
Loretta lynn coal miner s daughter music skip to main content. Owen bradley recorded october 1, 1969 released may 10, 1970u. May 5, 1912 november 24, 1981 and melvin ted webb june 6, 1906 february 22, 1959. As millions who read her 1976 autobiography or saw its oscar winning 1980 film treatment are aware, loretta lynn is a coal miners daughter. Country music legend loretta lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at in coal miner s daughter. The country singersongwriter reflects on her childhood in eastern. Spaceks best actress oscar win for playing loretta lynn created a rarity in the academy awards.
Multi awarded, look alike songstress, amber joy poulton, brings coal miners daughter the megahits and stories of inspirational pioneer and superstar loretta lynn. The following year, she and her husband moved to washington state, where. The way lynn chose to tell it in the book, she was married at, moved with her husband to washington state at 16 and was a mother of four by. Country legend loretta lynn stages a journey back home. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter releases discogs. May 31, 2018 the group performance of these women of country of coal miners daughter was a tribute to honor and recognize loretta lynn for what she has been and done for country music her legacy as a country music star. It could have been a two cd set to fully appreciate the body of lorettas work. Jan 01, 1976 i just saw the 1980 sissy spacek film coal miners daughter if youve never seen it, you have to, believe me its worth it, and when i heard that there was a book about the real loretta lynn as well, i couldn t wait to read it. Missing was the pill which took lorettas career to a whole new level. Loretta first arrived in nashville 55 years ago, signing her first recording contract on. Loretta lynns bond with patsy cline remains strong news. These are the lyrics to coal miners daughter by loretta lynn, decca records owns the rights to the song producer. Her other notable songs include honky tonk girl and don t come home adrinkin. Shes a coal miners daughter, but loretta lynns mother taught.
Coal miners daughter is a 1980 american biographical musical film directed by michael apted. Lynns signature appears on the document as loretta webb lynn. Her signature song was coal miners daughter, which was also the title of a bestselling autobiography and a popular film. Country music hall of fame member loretta lynn is taking her life story to broadway, and she has tapped film and tv actress zooey deschanel to play her on stage. Sissy spacek, beverly dangelo, loretta lynn coal miner s daughter music skip to main content. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter 1992, cd discogs. Performed and written by loretta lynn born loretta webb. It could have been a two cd set to fully appreciate the body of loretta s work. Loretta lynn born april 14, 1932 in butcher hollow,van lear, kentucky is an american country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. Loretta lynn, mining a vein of modesty washington post. Soon we moved to washington state so doo could find work logging. Coal miner s daughter, an autobiography cowritten with new york times reporter george vecsey is one of the bestselling titles of 1976. In 1948, she married oliver vanetta doolittle lynn. Sony music released a tribute cd to lynn titled coal miner s daughter.
Lynn releases another book in 2012, honky tonk girl. She was 19 and a mother of four when her husband, doolittle lynn, decided to move the family to the pacific northwest specifically, whatcom. Loretta lynn is a legendary country singer, and theres so much to know. In 2011, lynn was nominated for an academy of country.
Sissy, who won an oscar for portraying loretta in the 1980 film coal miners daughter, has. The lynns were living in washington state at the time. Loretta lynn, buck owens, and ktnt tacoma music history. Provided to youtube by universal music group coal miner s daughter loretta lynn coal miner s daughter. It was released on january 4, 1971, by decca records the title song would go on to become lynn s signature song. Loretta, the coal miner s daughter, is famously from butcher holler, a section of van lear, a mining community near paintsville. Aug 29, 2015 coal miners daughter loretta lynn got her start as a performer in the taverns and grange halls of northwest washington by the mid1970s, loretta lynn was an undeniable superstar. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter 1970, pinckneyville. She is tough, savvy, and full of a grace that has allowed her to channel truth and righteousness in her countless hits. Sissy spacek, beverly dangelo, loretta lynn coal miners. A tribute to loretta lynn, though, as artists who were influenced by her, hang out with her, and just plain think shes a great person, have assembled to pay homage to a true living legend. The second of eight children born to ted and clara webb, loretta wore old flour sacks to church and school and often went barefoot. Well i was born the coal miner s daughter in a cabin, on a hill in butcher holler we were poor but we had love that s the one thing that daddy made sure of he.
But shes not the first legend nashville has dissed, and she won t be the last. She was featured on the covers of newsweek 1973, redbook 1974 and many other publications. Butcher holler was so small that there wasn t so much as a dirt road to serve the remote appalachian hamlet. The story behind loretta lynns coal miners daughter. Aug 26, 2008 performed and written by loretta lynn born loretta webb. Missing was the pill which took loretta s career to a whole new level. Lynn remains that coal miner s daughter with every ounce of her being. She is the author of coal miner s daughter and, more recently, me and patsy kickin. She was born april 14, 1932 and truly was a coal miners daughter.
By brian mansfield, usa today fifty years ago, a mother of four from coal country signed her first record deal and released a single that proudly proclaimed im a honky tonk girl. This book is the true story of a woman who went from a poor but happy childhood in a small coal mining community, to being married at thirteen. Loretta is the apple of her father s eye, but when loretta falls for military veteran doolittle tommy lee jones, who s at least 10 years her senior, loretta s dad has to let her go. As the opening credits continue, the film shows some coal miners deep in a kentucky coal mine where one yells fire in the hole, which is followed by an explosion. Loretta lynn, now living in a 100acre compound complete with a whitecolumned mansion in. The cd featured kid rock, reba mcentire, sheryl crow, miranda lambert, alan jackson, gretchen wilson, the white stripes, martina mcbride, paramore, steve earle and faith hill.
Besides his recent collaboration with wanda jackson, jack white produced the critically lauded loretta lynn comeback album van lear rose back in 2004. The second of eight children, lynn began singing in church at a young age. Coal miners daughter with loretta lynn, which was made into an academy awardwinning film. Country legend loretta lynn stages a journey back home by gene stout, seattle postintelligencer pop music critic published 10. Sissy spacek stars as loretta lynn, the oldest daughter of eight born to a coal miner and his wife in appalachia. Ken burns likes to imagine loretta lynn undressing in the backseat of a car. The date that loretta webb the second of is there anyone in the englishspeaking universe who doesn t know by now that singersongwriter loretta lynn was born in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler and that her father supported his large family as coal miner and hillside farmer. The coal miner s daughter has been a mainstay of country music for over 50 years. Sep 21, 2010 he is the author of more than a dozen books, including baseball. Loretta lynns classic memoir tells the story of her early life in butcher holler, kentucky, and her amazing rise to the top of the music industry.
Released in 1970, the song became lynn s signature song, one of the genre s most widely known songs, and provided the basis for both her autobiography and a movie on her life. A tribute to loretta lynn yesterday and enjoyed it. At the age of 14 she married, and soon she became pregnant. Theres no dissing on the new tribute cd coal miners daughter. Well i was born the coal miner s daughter in a cabin, on a hill in butcher holler we were poor but we had love thats the one thing that daddy made sure of. Born loretta webb in a log cabin nestled in the backwoods hills of kentucky, she was the daughter of a coal miner who worked long hours to keep his family fed. The album and songs title would later be used for the name of lynn s bestselling autobiography as well as the 1980 oscarwinning movie. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Much of the inspiration for loretta lynn songs came from the singers own life. Coal miner s daughter is an autobiographical 1970 country music song written and performed by loretta lynn.
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