Loretta Lynn is receiving another accolade for her legendary career. The 90-year-old will be inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 27. Lynn joins an elite cast of female songwriters in this year’s class, including Gloria Estefan, the Indigo Girls, Marilyn Bergman and more. “Thank y’all so much for this award,” Lynn says. “I’m still…
Much has changed for Chapel Hart since earning a collective gold buzzer from all four judges, plus host Terry Crews, on America’s Got Talent earlier this week. The trio, made up of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart, and their cousin Trea Swindle, performed a song in tribute to Dolly Parton, and her legendary “Jolene” single, taking Chapel Hart…
Carly Pearce was already a fan of Ashley McBryde before they teamed up together to write, and later record “Never Wanted To Be That Girl ,” from Pearce’s latest 29: Written in Stone. But now that they have a chart-topping single with their latest duet, Pearce is happy to gush about her friendship with McBryde. “Ashley is like the…
Loretta Lynn has fond memories of Easter as a child, humble as they were. The 90-year-old recently spoke out about how she celebrated the holiday as a child, and the great lengths her mother would go to, to make the day special for her daughter. “Recently, a friend asked me what comes to my mind when I think about…
The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate Loretta Lynn‘s upcoming 90th birthday in a big, big way. The country music icon will be honored with a star-studded birthday bash, as part of a special Opry Country Classics show on Thursday, April 14, featuring performances by Lynn’s sister and fellow Grand Ole Opry member Crystal Gayle, along with The Gatlin Brothers,…
March 5, 1963 was one of the saddest days in country music, It was on that day that Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash, two days after what would be her final show. Cline was 30 years old, and the mother of two small children, when she passed away. On March 3, Cline performed three times as…
Country music is full of beautiful, sometimes sad, always emotional duets, some dating back to more than 60 years. From Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, to Vince Gill and Reba McEntire, we narrowed down 11 of the best country duets of all time. 11. “It’s Your Love,” Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Tim McGraw and Faith Hill recorded this…
Loretta Lynn still has plenty she wants to do with her life and career. The 89-year-old recently celebrated the 12th anniversary of her receiving the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, using the occasion to reveal she still has more she wants to accomplish. “It was 12 years ago today that I was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award,”…
74 years ago today, on January 10, 1948, Loretta Lynn, then Loretta Webb, married Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn. The couple only dated for one month before tying the knot, when he was 21 years old, and she was just 15. The couple remained together, through highs and lows, until her husband passed away in 1996. It was Doolittle who became…
It was Loretta Lynn‘s idea to use her name and influence to create a star-studded show to raise money for those impacted by the deadly floods that took place in Middle Tennessee last month. The storm, which claimed the lives of more than 20 people, including her own ranch foreman, Wayne Spears, left hundreds of people homeless, and multiple…
