Country music icon Loretta Lynn, the 'Coal Miner's Daughter', dies
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died.
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Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died.
The Grammy-winning star was known for her frank and honest approach to songwriting, which made her an icon of the country music scene.
A family statement shared online said the songwriter died peacefully in her sleep this morning.
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.