In 1960, country newcomer Loretta Lynn and her husband “Mooney” traveled across America on what many country historians call one of the first of what we call ‘radio tours’ today. One of their destinations was Nashville, where the goal was to try to land a spot on the Grand Ole Opry ...
In 1984, Lynn lost a son, Jack Benny, in a drowning accident. In 1996, she lost her husband Doo. Despite their ups and downs, she never left his side as he battled complications related to diabetes. They were married for 48 years. "I miss everything about him. There was no decision...
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died. Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee.
But Lynn never lost her love of music, and with her husband’s encouragement, she began to perform at local venues. Her talent soon landed her a contract with Zero Records, which released her first single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” in early 1960. To promote the song, the Lynns tra...
Peggy Lynn and her twin sister, Patsy, were Loretta Lynn and her husband's final children, born in 1964. On Facebook, Peggy (now Peggy Marchetti) shared her grief in a unique and poetic way. "Today I kissed my precious mom goodbye. She looked so peaceful like a sleeping angel,"she...
She has written more than 160 songs and remains the most-awarded woman in all of country music. Personal Life Lynn and her husband had six children together. One of her sons, Jack, died at age 34 in 1984 while trying to cross a river. One of her daughters, Betty Sue, died of ...
Today, Lynn — who never remarried after her husband of 48 years, Oliver “Doolittle,” died in 1996 — regularly tours with three of her children, who help comprise her backing band, The Coal Miners: Ernest Ray, 62, and 51-year-old twins Patsy and Peggy. ...
Lynn recounts how her husband cheated on her regularly and left her once while she was giving birth.[4] Lynn and her husband also fought frequently, but "he never hit me one time that I didn’t hit him back twice," she said.[4][edit] Career [edit] Early years Lynn beg...
Her husband, whom she called “Doo” or “Doolittle,” urged her to sing professionally and helped promote her early career. With his help, she earned a recording contract with Decca Records, later MCA, and performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Lynn wrote her fir...
Country music singer Loretta Lynn embraces her husband, Oliver "Mooney" Lynn, during rehearsal for her New York debut, on Oct. 21, 1982. (Photo: Antonio Carozza, Associated Press) She wrote in her autobiography that she was 13 when she got married to Oliver "Mooney" Lynn, but the APlate...