Although by this point Lynn was known for her incredible voice, the songs she wrote herself weren't her biggest hits. That changed in 1966 with "Dear Uncle Sam," the only self-penned track on this album. It was a story of a wife whose husband was entering the Vietnam War. It was h...
Although by this point Lynn was known for her incredible voice, the songs she wrote herself weren't her biggest hits. That changed in 1966 with "Dear Uncle Sam," the only self-penned track on this album. It was a story of a wife whose husband was entering the Vietnam War. It was h...
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...
Although by this point Lynn was known for her incredible voice, the songs she wrote herself weren't her biggest hits. That changed in 1966 with "Dear Uncle Sam," the only self-penned track on this album. It was a story of a wife whose husband was entering the Vietnam War. It was h...
Loretta Lynn, 1966 Although by this point Lynn was known for her incredible voice, the songs she wrote herself weren't her biggest hits. That changed in 1966 with "Dear Uncle Sam," the only self-penned track on this album. It was a story of a wife whose husband was entering the Viet...