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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miners 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.

Jack White has shared a tribute to Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at age 90. The White Stripes rocker collaborated with the country legend on her 2004 album Van

Country superstar Loretta Lynn passed peacefully in her sleep early Tuesday morning, October 4, at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Lynn was 90.

Country music icon Loretta Lynn passed away Tuesday morning. The "Coal Miners Daughter" singer had a prolific career. What you need to know.

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Loretta Lynn, the country music legend and \

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

Lynn, who died Oct. 4, grew up in poverty in eastern Kentucky and went on to have 16 No. 1 hits. Her life story was portrayed in the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter. Originally broadcast in 2010.

Loretta Lynn, the country music legend and "Coal Miners Daughter" whose frank songs reflected life and love as a woman in Appalachia, has died at 90.