Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as: "Hey Loretta", "The Pill", "Blue Kentucky Girl", "Love Is the Foundation", "You're Lookin' at Country", "You Ain't Woman Enough", "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter". The 1980 musical film Coal Miner's Daughter was based on her life. Lynn received many awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She was nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award and won three times. As of 2022, Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (the 1970s). Lynn scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number-one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and broke her hip in 2018. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 14, 1935 (Butcher Hollow), Died October 4, 2022 (Hurricane Mills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1961 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 346 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 16241 | 11/10/1970 | Working girl | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16242 | 11/10/1970 | I'm so used to loving you | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16243 | 11/11/1970 | The one I can't live without | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16244 | 11/11/1970 | Lead me on | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16245 | 11/11/1970 | Four glass walls | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16246 | 11/11/1970 | Pickin' wild mountain berries | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16247 | 11/11/1970 | Take me | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16248 | 11/11/1970 | Don't tell me you're sorry | Loretta Lynn ; Conway Twitty | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16253 | 11/25/1970 | I wanna be free | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16254 | 11/25/1970 | You're lookin' at country | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16396 | 3/29/1971 | Me and Bobby McGee | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16397 | 3/29/1971 | Put your hand in the hand | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16398 | 3/29/1971 | Help me make it through the night | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16399 | 3/29/1971 | See that mountain | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16400 | 3/30/1971 | When you're poor | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16401 | 3/30/1971 | Rose garden | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16506 | 7/19/1971 | Indian Lake | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16507 | 7/19/1971 | I'd rather be sorry | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16508 | 7/19/1971 | Take me home, country roads | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16515 | 8/3/1971 | Country girl | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16516 | 8/3/1971 | One's on the way | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16517 | 8/3/1971 | Kinfolks holler | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16518 | 8/3/1971 | [Unknown title(s)] | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16528 | 8/24/1971 | [Unknown title(s)] | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 16529 | 8/24/1971 | Rated X | Loretta Lynn | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lynn, Loretta," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328637.
Lynn, Loretta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328637.
"Lynn, Loretta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lynn, Loretta - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50039081
Wikidata: Loretta Lynn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q272931
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69116139
MusicBrainz: Loretta Lynn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/613260c3-d620-4645-94cd-33cd55f29b1e
ISNI: 0000 0001 1511 5618 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115115618
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