Lynn hyllas av vännerna: ”En underbar människa”
Countrysångerskan Loretta Lynn hyllas av sina vänner i musikvärlden efter dödsbeskedet under tisdagseftermiddagen. Artisten och låtskrivaren Dolly Parton skriver på Twitter att Lynn var ”en underbar människa” med miljontals fans.
”...och jag var en av dem.”
Artisten och låtskrivaren Carole King har publicerat en bild på Lynn tillsammans med texten:
”Hon var en inspirationskälla.”
Loretta Lynn blev 90 år gammal.
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Loretta Lynn
Wikipedia (en)
Loretta Lynn (née Webb; born April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She had 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.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
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