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 101-125 of 346 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 13860 | 1/6/1966 | Cry cry cry | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13861 | 1/6/1966 | Jealous heart | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13862 | 1/6/1966 | If teardrops were pennies | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13863 | 1/6/1966 | Your cheatin' heart | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13871 | 1/13/1966 | A man I hardly know | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13872 | 1/13/1966 | Sometimes you just can't win | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13873 | 1/13/1966 | Two mules pull this wagon | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13874 | 1/13/1966 | God gave me a heart to forgive | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13875 | 1/13/1966 | Keep your change | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13985 | 3/22/1966 | Talking to the wall | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13986 | 3/22/1966 | Put it off until tomorrow | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13987 | 3/22/1966 | Tippy toeing | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 13988 | 3/22/1966 | Is it wrong | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14030 | 4/11/1966 | Someone before me | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14031 | 4/11/1966 | The darkest day | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14032 | 4/11/1966 | These boots are made for walkin' | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14033 | 4/11/1966 | It's another world | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14136 | 7/7/1966 | Silver bells | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14137 | 7/7/1966 | Country Christmas | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14138 | 7/7/1966 | It won't seem like Christmas | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14139 | 7/7/1966 | Santa Claus is comin' | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14148 | 7/13/1966 | White Christmas | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14149 | 7/13/1966 | Frosty the snowman | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14150 | 7/13/1966 | Christmas without Daddy | Loretta Lynn | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14151 | 7/13/1966 | To heck with Ole Santa Claus | 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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