The New York Times – Music:
With performances and videos, the Grammys acknowledged a long list of industry veterans who died in the past year.
Category: Lynn, Loretta
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Remembering Loretta Lynn
The New York Times – Music:
A conversation about the country music titan’s sly radicalism and the many readings and misreadings of her work.
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‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’: Bringing Loretta Lynn’s Story to Life
The New York Times – Music:
The 1976 book (and its 1980 film adaptation) helped the world see the country star’s remarkable resilience. The writer who worked by her side remembers his one-of-a-kind collaborator.
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Loretta Lynn Didn’t Pretty Things Up
The New York Times – Music:
The country star sang about desire, cheating, heartache and righteous revenge in three-minute vignettes that depicted lives she knew and understood.
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Loretta Lynn, Country Music Star and Symbol of Rural Resilience, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
Her powerful voice, playful lyrics and topical songs were a model for generations of country singers and songwriters. So was her life story.