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Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her...

Country Music Hall of Famer wrote fearlessly about subjects others didn’t

Country Music Hall of Famer wrote fearlessly about subjects others didn’t

Her biggest hits came in the 1960s and '70s, including 'Coal Miner's Daughter'

Loretta Lynn, the firebrand singer and songwriter who transformed coal into diamonds by exploring her dirt-poor childhood in eastern Appalachia in her

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Loretta Lynn, who rose from a hardscrabble upbringing to become the most culturally significant female artist in country music history, died Tuesday at 90.

In a statement shared on Twitter, Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Country music has lost one of its most iconic and timeless singers, songwriters and performers. Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90.

She was the first woman ever named entertainer of the year at the genres two major awards shows.