Loretta Lynn
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: "Hey Loretta", "The Pill", "Blue Kentucky Girl", "Love Is the Foundation", "You're Lookin' at Country", "You Ain't Woman Enough", "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter". The 1980 musical film Coal Miner's Daughter was based on her life. Lynn received many 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 was nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award and won three times. As of 2022, Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (the 1970s). Lynn 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 broke her hip in 2018. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 14, 1935 (Butcher Hollow), Died October 4, 2022 (Hurricane Mills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1961 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 346 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 13363 | 3/15/1965 | Then and only then | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13364 | 3/15/1965 | Night girl | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13369 | 3/16/1965 | Send me the pillow you dream on | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13370 | 3/16/1965 | The race is on | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13371 | 3/16/1965 | Love's been here and gone | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13372 | 3/16/1965 | Today | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13604 | 6/3/1965 | I'd rather have Jesus | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13605 | 6/3/1965 | How great Thou art | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13606 | 6/3/1965 | When no one stands alone | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13607 | 6/3/1965 | Peace in the valley | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13608 | 6/7/1965 | When they ring those golden bells | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13609 | 6/7/1965 | Old camp meetin' here | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13610 | 6/7/1965 | When I hear my children pray | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13613 | 6/8/1965 | If I could hear my mother pray | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13614 | 6/8/1965 | In the sweet bye and bye | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13615 | 6/8/1965 | Everybody wants to go to heaven | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13616 | 6/8/1965 | When I learned to pray | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13617 | 6/8/1965 | The third man | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13790 | 11/15/1965 | Hurtin' for certain | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13791 | 11/15/1965 | Dear uncle Sam | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13792 | 11/15/1965 | You ain't woman enough | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13793 | 11/15/1965 | Saint to a sinner | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13833 | 12/17/1965 | The home you're tearin' down | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13837 | 12/17/1965 | Look who's lonely | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13859 | 1/6/1966 | It's been so long, darling | Loretta Lynn | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lynn, Loretta," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328637.
Lynn, Loretta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328637.
"Lynn, Loretta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lynn, Loretta - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50039081
Wikidata: Loretta Lynn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q272931
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69116139
MusicBrainz: Loretta Lynn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/613260c3-d620-4645-94cd-33cd55f29b1e
ISNI: 0000 0001 1511 5618 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115115618
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