We’re diving into the legacy Loretta Lynn has left behind, in Nashville and beyond. We’re discussing how she created her own image in the music industry, and the tension between how she addressed gender and class in her songs and her explicit rejection of the label “feminist.”
Country music icon Loretta Lynn dead at 90
The country music icon who brought unparalleled candor about the domestic realities of working-class women to country songwriting — and taught those who came after her to speak their minds, too — died today at her home in Tennessee.
Loretta Lynn Gets A Standing Ovation, And The Presidential Medal Of Freedom
County music legend Loretta Lynn received a standing ovation at the White House Wednesday, as President Obama recognized this year’s recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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