Loretta Lynn,
A Pioneer in the Music Industry, died at the age of 90.
Country music legend
Country music legend Loretta Lynn died Tuesday at her home in Hurrican Mills, Tennessee, aged 90.
Kentucky's coal miner's daughter
Lynn was known as Kentucky's coal miner's daughter for her frank lyrics and pride in Appalachia.
challenged norms
She challenged norms by writing lyrics about sex, love, unfaithful husbands, and birth control.
popular songs
Her most popular songs are “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “The Pill” and “You’re Looking At Country.”
AWARDS
Lynn was given numerous awards for the music she wrote and sang.
entertainer of
the year
She was the first woman to be named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association in 1972 and then by the Academy of Country Music in 1975.