A country legend with over
70 hits, an oscar-winning
movie based on her auto-
biography, and a re-invention
by Jack White makes Loretta
Lynn a one-of-a-kind artist.
Born April 14th 1935, in Butcher Hollow,
Kentucky, Loretta made her mark as
not only a performer, but as a writer
of the kind of classic songs about love,
life, men, drinking and everything
in between with an often personal
twist.
I'd like to start off on this post with
her first hit "I'm A Honky Tonk Girl"
It's about a girl who was done wrong
by her man, so she becomes a bad
girl. Loretta wrote about the
seamy side of life, without ever
being perceived as a sullen woman.
Her rare gift was always being able
to maintain her dignity inspite of
the situations her man might have
put her in. The lyrics never specify
too much, but it's obvious that being
a "honky tonk" girl is akin to being
a "Barroom Babe". Fill it to the rim.
And she wrote this all by herself in 1960!
She would frequently work with Owen
Bradley, and become a good friend to
Patsy Cline.
Get her Honky Tonk Girl Box Set
In this - Part One of a great
documentary, Loretta show her
childhood home, and there's a great
clip of Kitty Wells performing!
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