Dolly Parton Pays Tribute to Sister And Friend Loretta Lynn: Following the passing of Loretta Lynn at the age of 90, Dolly Parton paid tribute to her “great gift.” The singer added, “So sorry to hear about my sister, friend Loretta.” “She was a lovely human being,” I said. “We’ve been like sisters for the years we’ve been in Nashville.”
Lynn, who is best known for the song Coal Miner’s Daughter, has also received tributes from Carole King, Carrie Underwood, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Jack White. The content of external websites is not the responsibility of the BBC.
She was referred to as a “mother figure” and “the finest female singer-songwriter of the 20th century” by White, who collaborated with the celebrity on an album in 2004. In an Instagram video, he described her as “such a wonderful presence and such a brilliant mind in ways that I think only individuals who got to work with her might know about.”
Her contributions to feminism and women’s rights during a time when it was most difficult to do so in the music industry are simply extraordinary and will last for a very long time. For others who followed after her, “she broke down a lot of barriers.”
The country music icon passed away on Tuesday in her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, home, according to a statement from her family. At a time when country music frequently silenced the voices of women, she rose to fame by writing songs about their problems.
Her lyrics were replete with references to her own, frequently tumultuous marriage as well as rural pride, grit, and tenacity.
She was the second of eight siblings, and her defining song, Coal Miner’s Daughter, described her modest upbringing in a one-room log cabin in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. Other songs that became successful, such as The Fist, Rated X, and Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’, portrayed strong women standing up to dishonest men.
In the song We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby from 1978, she crooned, “Up till now, I’ve been an item created for pleasin’ you.” “Times have changed, and now I demand fulfillment as well.” Despite upsetting the conservative country music radio programmers with some of her songs, like The Pill, which praised reproductive freedom, she nevertheless achieved 16 number-one hits and had a lasting impact on generations.
Country artist Reba McEntire wrote on Instagram, “I really appreciate her forging the difficult and rocky road for all us lady singers.” Miranda Lambert concurred, saying “She paved so many paths for all of us gals in country music.”
Margo Price continued, “It’s safe to say that I wouldn’t even be making country music today if it weren’t for Loretta Lynn.” “As real as the day was long, so was her writing.” The content of external websites is not the responsibility of the BBC.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Carrie Underwood detailed her first experience with Lynn, which took place at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. She claimed, “I was talking to another artist in the corner when someone walked behind me and hit me in the rear!”
When I looked back, she was there, walking down the hall in a large sparkly dress and laughing at what she had just done. “One of my all-time favorite stories to tell is this one. It seems to capture her character very nicely. She was a grumpy little pistol. amiable and adorable never hesitates to express her opinions or be herself.”
Added Underwood: “She cannot be replaced. She will be terribly missed, but those of us who have been impacted by her continue to carry on her legacy.” Lynn was referred to as “inspiration” by Carole King and “joyous, fierce, one of a kind” by k.d. lang.
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) October 4, 2022
Billy Ray Cyrus referred to Lynn’s decision to perform a duet with him and George Jones on the tune Country Music Has The Blues as “one of my finest honors.” He wrote, next to a picture of a personalized copy of Lynn’s album Van Lear Rose, “She presented me this amazing gift on that day.”
Crystal Gayle, a country music artist who is Lynn’s half-sister, merely tweeted: “A legend was lost to history. A sister passed away. Loretta, I love you.”
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