Loretta Lynn

**Loretta Lynn** (née **Webb**; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter born in Kentucky. She became a part of the country music scene in Nashville during the 1960s. In 1967 she charted her first of 16 number 1 songs overall. However, certain country music radio stations would not play her songs due to subject matter. Despite that, she had become the "First Known Lady of Country Music" and was one of the most successful vocalists of all time.

## Personal life

Lynn was named after movie star Loretta Young. Lynn's sisters are Crystal Gayle and Peggy Sue, who are also country singers. She was married to Oliver Lynn from August 27, 1926 until he died on August 22, 1996.

### Singles

- "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1970)
- "You're Lookin' at Country" (1971)

### Studio albums

- _Loretta Lynn Sings_ (1963)
- _Before I'm Over You_ (1964)
- _Songs from My Heart...._ (1965)
- _Blue Kentucky Girl_ (1965)
- _Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be_  (1965)
- _Hymns_ (1965)
- _I Like 'Em Country_ (1966)
- _You Ain't Woman Enough_ (1966)
- _Country Christmas_ (1966)
- _Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)_ (1967)
- _Singin' Again_  (1967)
- _Singin' with Feelin** (1967)
- _Who Says God Is Dead!_ (1968)
- _Fist City_ (1968)
- _Your Squaw Is on the Warpath_ (1969)
- _If We Put Our Heads Together_  (1969)
- _Woman of the World/To Make a Man_ (1969)
- _Wings Upon Your Horns_ (1970)
- _Coal Miner's Daughter_ (1971)
- _We Only Make Believe_  (1971)
- _I Wanna Be Free_ (1971)
- _You're Lookin' at Country_ (1971)
- _Lead Me On_  (1972)
- _One's on the Way_ (1972)
- _God Bless America Again_ (1972)
- _Here I Am Again_ (1972)
- _Entertainer of the Year_ (1973)
- _Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man_  (1973)
- _Love Is the Foundation_ (1973)
- _Country Partners_  (1974)
- _They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy_ (1974)
- _Back to the Country_ (1975)
- _Feelins**  (1975)
- _Home_ (1975)
- _When the Tingle Becomes a Chill_ (1976)
- _United Talent_  (1976)
- _Somebody Somewhere_ (1976)
- _I Remember Patsy_ (1977)
- _Dynamic Duo_  (1977)
- _Out of My Head and Back in My Bed_ (1978)
- _Honky Tonk Heroes_  (1978)
- _We've Come a Long Way, Baby_ (1979)
- _Diamond Duet_  (1979)
- _Loretta_ (1980)
- _Lookin' Good_ (1980)
- _Two's a Party_  (1981)
- _I Lie_ (1981)
- _Making Love from Memory_ (1982)
- _Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You_ (1983)
- _Just a Woman_ (1985)
- _Who Was That Stranger_ (1988)
- _Honky Tonk Angels_  (1993)
- _Making More Memories_ (1994)
- _All Time Gospel Favorites_ (1997)
- _Still Country_ (2000)
- _Van Lear Rose_ (2004)
- _Full Circle_ (2016)
- _White Christmas Blue_ (2016)
- _Wouldn't It Be Great_ (2018)
- _Still Woman Enough_ (2021)

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Loretta Lynn
- **img**: Loretta Lynn.jpg
- **birth name**: Loretta Webb
- **alias**: The First Known Lady of Country Music
- **birth place**: Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, U.S.
- **background**: solo_singer
- **genre**: Country music, Country, honky-tonk, Gospel music, Gospel
- **years active**: 1960–2022
- **label**: Zero Records, Zero (1960)
Decca Records, Decca/MCA (1961–1989)
Columbia Records, Columbia (1993)
Audium (2000)
Interscope Records, Interscope (2004)
- **occupation**: Singer-songwriter, author