Loretta Lynn, an icon in country music, died today (October 4) at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, the artist’s publicist confirmed with Rolling Stone. Lynn was 90 years old.
Lynn was born on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, and started singing in local clubs in the late 1950s. Her recording career got off to a strong start: Her debut album, 1963’s Loretta Lynn Sings, peaked at No. 2 on the US country chart. Her first album to top that chart was 1966’s You Ain’t Woman Enough, which was also her first release to appear on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
She maintained a high level of success for decades, with albums appearing at or near the top of the country charts in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. The finals years of her career were strong, too. In 2004, she released Van Lear Rose, a Jack White-produced album that was critically praised and won a Grammy for Best Country Album. The final album released during her lifetime was 2021’s Still Woman Enough, which was the fourth in a series of five planned albums. All in all, her career spanned over 60 years.
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