Remembering Loretta Lynn
The queen of country music and legendary Kentuckian, Loretta Lynn died on October 4 at age 90. She was born a Kentucky coal miner’s daughter and became an international superstar. Her voice and life story were an inspiration to people around the world. Join KET in looking back at Loretta Lynn’s life and career.
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American Masters
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Inducted into more music Halls of Fame than any female singer to date, Loretta Lynn has earned multiple Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and sold millions records worldwide. Lynn is the subject of this documentary featuring home movies, performances and interviews with Lynn and musicians.
Kentucky Edition
Remembering Loretta Lynn on Kentucky Edition
Host Kelsey Starks looks back at a KET interview with country music legend Loretta Lynn from 2009, in which Lynn recounted leaving Kentucky at a young age and admitted that she missed her Kentucky home often. Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky in 1932 and moved away in 1949, a year after she was married. Lynn said she hadn’t finished growing up and admitted that she wished she had stayed in Kentucky longer.
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