Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spanned six decades in country music, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter". In 1980, the film Coal Miner's Daughter was made based on her life.
In 2004, Lynn released Van Lear Rose, the second album on which Lynn either wrote or co-wrote every song. The album was produced by Jack White of The White Stripes, and featured guitar work and backup vocals by White. Her collaboration with White garnered Lynn high praise in magazines that specialize in mainstream and alternative rock music, such as Spin and Blender. Rolling Stone voted the album the second best of 2004. It won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album of the Year.
(Read more at Wikipedia).
== Links to Peel ==
Despite Peel's longstanding interest in country music, Loretta Lynn appears only occasionally in show tracklistings available on this site before the release of the album Van Lear Rose, produced by Peel favourite Jack White of The White Stripes, which was among the DJ's monthly May 2004 (Peel's Record Box) selections for the BBC website.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
*None
== Other Shows Played ==
*12 September 2000: Fist City (LP: Country Music Hall Of Fame) MCA
*18 December 2001: I’m A Honky Tonk Girl (3xCD – Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection) MCA
*03 February 2004: Whispering Sea (7" single - Honky Tonk Girl) Zero (show includes Jack White interview and live session)
*05 May 2004: Portland Oregon (LP - Van Lear Rose) Interscope (track features Jack White on backing vocals)
*18 May 2004: Family Tree (LP- Van Lear Rose) Interscope
*19 May 2004: Have Mercy On Me (LP - Van Lear Rose) Interscope
== Covered ==
(The list below was compiled only from the Cover Versions page of this site. Please add more information if known.)
Artist | Track | First Known Play
*Neko Case & The Sadies: Rated X 14 January 2001 (BFBS)
*Robert Lloyd: The Race Is On 26 March 1990
*Jack White: Van Lear Rose 03 February 2004
*White Stripes: Rated X 08 November 2001
== See Also ==
*May 2004 (Peel's Record Box)
*Jack White
*Cover Versions
*John Peel's First Podcast
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Guardian: Obituary (4 Oct 2022)
Category:Artists
Category:Covered