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 151-175 of 346 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 14441 | 12/27/1966 | The thin grey line | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14446 | 1/4/1967 | Beautiful friendships | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14447 | 1/4/1967 | We'll never change | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14448 | 1/4/1967 | Bartender | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14449 | 1/4/1967 | I'm not leavin' you | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14463 | 1/18/1967 | The big ole hurt | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14464 | 1/18/1967 | What now? | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14465 | 1/18/1967 | I'll sure come a long way down | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14466 | 1/18/1967 | If you're not gone too long | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14613 | 4/19/1967 | Dark moon | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14614 | 4/19/1967 | Bargain basement dress | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14615 | 4/19/1967 | Walk through this world with me | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14616 | 4/19/1967 | It's such a pretty world today | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14621 | 4/20/1967 | What kind of a girl (do you think I am) | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14622 | 4/20/1967 | Slowly killing me | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14623 | 4/30/1967 | Secret love | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14624 | 4/20/1967 | Taking the place of my man | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14694 | 6/28/1967 | The old rugged cross | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14695 | 6/28/1967 | I'm a-gettin' ready to go | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14696 | 6/28/1967 | In the garden | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14697 | 6/28/1967 | Who says God is dead | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14887 | 12/18/1967 | If you miss heaven | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14888 | 12/18/1967 | Standing room only | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14889 | 12/18/1967 | Harp with golden strings | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14890 | 12/18/1967 | Mama, why? | Loretta Lynn | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lynn, Loretta," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328637.
Lynn, Loretta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328637.
"Lynn, Loretta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 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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