On this day in 1972, Loretta Lynn became the first female artist to win the CMA's highly coveted Entertainer of the Year prize.

On this day in 1966, trailblazing singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn reached the top of the country music charts for the first time.

Lynn released the song “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in 1970. It went on to inspire the title of her book Coal Miner’s Daughter and a 1980 movie of the same name. With the song, Lynn details what it was ...

“On this day in 1972, Loretta became the first woman to win the CMA Entertainer of the Year award! During her career, she won a total of 8 CMA Awards, but it was this award that cemented her role as a ...

Loretta Lynn's talent and one-of-a-kind voice made her one of the most celebrated country musicians to grace the genre. Songs like "Coal Miner's Daughter," "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl," and "The Pill" put ...

Country music icon Loretta Lynn wrote more than a hundred recorded songs in her life. Some of them stirred controversy from time to time. One even received a ban from country music radio that’s been ...

Forever defined by the ethos of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” — the No. 1 country hit of 1970 that lent its title to her bestselling autobiography and the 1980 film that gave Sissy Spacek an Oscar — Loretta ...

Alan Jackson's acoustic tribute to Loretta Lynn was one of the highlights of CMT's Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn broadcast. His personal performance was of a ...

On May 23, a new book by the late country musician Loretta Lynn will be published via Worthy Books. Titled A Song and a Prayer: 30 Devotions Inspired by My Favorite Songs was co-written alongside Dr.

Emmy Russell opens up to PEOPLE about how her grandmother's songwriting inspired her own Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT; Michael Loccisano/Getty Loretta Lynn, who is long remembered for her ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Titled A Song and A Prayer, the new book features 30 ...

Loretta Lynn, who is long remembered for her vulnerable songwriting in songs like "The Pill," inspired her granddaughter Emmy Russell to use music as a creative outlet for her pain. Russell, who is ...