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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 ‘You Ain't

Woman Enough (To Take My Man)’, ‘Don't Come
Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)’, ‘One's
on the Way’, ‘Fist City’, and ‘Coal Miner's Daughter’.
In 1980, the film Coal Miner's Daughter was made

based on her life.

From an era when her music was known as
Country and Western, Lynn’s music and
achievements were repeatedly recognized by
all of the major awards bodies. She joined the Grand
Ole Opry in 1962, won four GRAMMY awards, seven

American Music Awards and eight Country Music
Association awards. She was the first woman to win
the Country Music Association and Academy of
Country Music awards for Entertainer of the
Year. She was inducted into the Country Music
Hall of Fame in 1988, the Songwriters Hall of
Fame in 2008, and was awarded the Kennedy
Center Honors in 2003 and the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2013. She sold over 45
million albums worldwide.

Over the years, Lynn suffered from

various health concerns, including
pneumonia on multiple occasions and a
broken arm after a fall at home.

In May 2017, Lynn had a stroke at her
home in Hurricane Mills, TN. She was
taken to a Nashville hospital and as a
result had to cancel all of her upcoming
tour dates. The release of her album
“Wouldn't It Be Great” was delayed until
2018. On January 1, 2018, Lynn fell and
broke her hip.

Lynn died in her sleep at her home in
Hurricane Mills on October 4, 2022, at
the age of 90.

Ian K McKenzie
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