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COUNTRY STARS ON THE ICONIC LORETTA LYNN.

COUNTRY STARS ON THE ICONIC LORETTA LYNN.

The entire world is mourning the loss of the Country Music Hall of Famer and leading lady of Country Music Loretta Lynn today (October 4th). She passed away this morning at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee at the age of 90. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning,” her family confirmed.

Loretta was the first female to win the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award in 1972, as well as the ACM Entertainer of the Year Award in 1975. She was also the first recipient of the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1967 and went on to win that award two more times (1972, 1973). She and frequent duet partner Conway Twitty won the CMA Award for Vocal Duo of the Year for four consecutive years from 1972 to 1975.  She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988.

You can find some posts and audio from some of the country artists who were touched by Loretta and her music.

Kacey Musgraves opened for the Queen of Country at the 48th Annual CMA Awards in 2014 and also opened a few shows for her, as well. A few years ago, Kacey talked about how excited she was just to meet the legendary singer-songwriter-entertainer. “I’ll never forget getting to meet her and open for her. It was just something I’ll never forget,” she says. “I was so excited to meet Loretta. I mean, what can you say to her that no one else has said? You can’t, so I just shook her hand and held her hand and said, ‘You can’t understand how much you inspire me. Thank you.’ It was crazy. She was sitting there in her ballgown looking all like a country barbie doll. It was amazing.”

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Kacey Musgraves and Loretta Lynn performed “You’re Lookin’ at Country” during the 48th Country Music Association Awards.

 

https://twitter.com/KaceyMusgraves/status/1577435320312029185

Keith Urban paid tribute to Loretta on his socials (see post at the bottom). He wrote, ”

There’s unique artists, and I mean truly unique artists, and then there’s the very rare ‘one of one’ unclonable originals. That was THE Miss Loretta Lynn. Bold, fearless, unfiltered, hilarious, smart as a whip, trailblazing (all with a glint in her eye), and gold in her heart. I was honored to have been her date for the 2005 CMT awards. From that night all the way through her 87th birthday bash in 2019 where Miss Loretta asked me to jump out of a cake for her – which I gladly did – she’s been a true believer. It’s hard to quantify what she brought not only to country music, but to millions of people everywhere. A voice that was needed. Subjects and themes nobody else would dare write and sing about. She did it.
I’m profoundly grateful for the all too brief time I got to spend with her. Blessings to you and your eternal light Miss Loretta and to all of your family and friends.”

 

 

Josh Turner was a huge fan of Loretta Lynn’s, but it turned out she was a huge fan of his song, “Long Black Train.”  “I was at the CMT Music Awards back years ago right after ‘Long Black Train’ had become a hit. I’m just kind of starstruck,” recalls Josh of his first meeting with Loretta. “I’m excited about being at this awards show, and so at this one point I was backstage and Loretta’s daughters came up to me and they said, ‘Hey Josh, we’re Loretta’s daughters. Good to meet you. We’ve got this crazy story to tell you.’ They said, ‘Our Mama has been going around to every male artist that she sees telling him that she loves that song ‘Long Black Train.’ She even went up to Keith Urban at one point and was sayi8ng how much she loved his song ‘Long Black Train.’ And Keith had to correct her, saying, ‘I hate to say it, but that’s not my song. That’s Josh Turner’s song.’ And they were basically saying, ‘Would you be cool to meet her and let her talk to you?’ And I said, ‘Absolutely.’ So, they go and get her and brings her over to me and she just starts raving about my song ‘Long Black Train,’ and how much she loved it and all of this. I’m sitting there thinking I’m supposed to be the one telling you how much I love your songs, and she’s telling me how much she loved my song. And it kind of caught me off-guard, but it was a funny moment, but it was also one of those cool moments where it was like Wow, I’m getting the approval of one of the greatest country artists ever in Loretta Lynn, and so that was one of those cool moments to where I had realized that I had made it.”

 

https://twitter.com/barbaramandrell/status/1577341976755806208

Catie Offerman paid tribute to Loretta by posting a video of her singing “You Ain’t Woman Enough.” She also said, ““I was so sad today when I heard the news that Loretta Lynn passed away. She was truly just one of the best. She was classic, timeless, all the things I love. She was such a trailblazer and a huge inspiration for me and so many other female artists. Even though she is no longer with us in the living, she will always be with us in her songs, and I hope we can carry that on in her memory.”

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https://twitter.com/ShaniaTwain/status/1577362350411235339

 

 

“I have lost one of my dearest friends and the world has lost a true treasure,” says Brenda Lee in a statement.

 

https://twitter.com/tanyatucker/status/1577483226909904898

 

Audio / Kacey Musgraves talks about meeting Loretta Lynn.

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Kacey Musgraves (Loretta Lynn) OC: …was amazing. :26
“I’ll never forget getting to meet her and open for her. It was just something I’ll never forget. I was so excited to meet Loretta. I mean, what can you say to her that no one else has said? You can’t, so I just shook her hand and held her hand and said, ‘You can’t understand how much you inspire me. Thank you.’ It was crazy. She was sitting there in her ballgown looking all like a country barbie doll. It was amazing.”

Audio / Reba McEntire talks about the very first time she met Loretta Lynn.

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Reba McEntire (on loving Loretta Lynn) OC: …I love Loretta Lynn. :22
“Well, see what they would do, they’d play the rodeo. They would pull a trailer out and then the country music star for the night would come out and perform for the audience and then they would go over to the dance hall and put on a dance. That’s the first time I actually met her. I whipped off my belt for her to sign and man, I wish I still had that belt. I love Loretta Lynn.”

Audio / Josh Turner talks about his first meeting with Loretta Lynn.

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Josh Turner (Loretta) 2 OC: …I had made it. 1:48
“I was at the CMT Music Awards back years ago right after ‘Long Black Train’ had become a hit. I’m just kind of starstruck. I’m excited about being at this awards show, and so at this one point I was backstage and Loretta’s daughters came up to me and they said, ‘Hey Josh, we’re Loretta’s daughters. Good to meet you. We’ve got this crazy story to tell you.’ They said, ‘Our Mama has been going around to every male artist that she sees telling him that she loves that song ‘Long Black Train.’ She even went up to Keith Urban at one point and was sayi8ng how much she loved his song ‘Long Black Train.’ And Keith had to correct her, saying, ‘I hate to say it, but that’s not my song. That’s Josh Turner’s song.’ And they were basically saying, ‘Would you be cool to meet her and let her talk to you?’ And I said, ‘Absolutely.’ So, they go and get her and brings her over to me and she just starts raving about my song ‘Long Black Train,’ and how much she loved it and all of this. I’m sitting there thinking I’m supposed to be the one telling you how much I love your songs, and she’s telling me how much she loved my song. And it kind of caught me off-guard, but it was a funny moment, but it was also one of those cool moments where it was like Wow, I’m getting the approval of one of the greatest country artists ever in Loretta Lynn, and so that was one of those cool moments to where I had realized that I had made it.”

Audio / Catie Offerman talks about what Loretta Lynn meant to her as a female artist.

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Catie Offerman (Loretta Lynn) OC: …in her memory. :23
“I was so sad today when I heard the news that Loretta Lynn passed away. She was truly just one of the best. She was classic, timeless, all the things I love. She was such a trailblazer and a huge inspiration for me and so many other female artists. Even though she is no longer with us in the living, she will always be with us in her songs, and I hope we can carry that on in her memory.”

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