Many fans know that Loretta Lynn wrote several autobiographical songs that became hits. “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “The Pill,” “Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” and many other ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music ...

Born and raised in Kentucky as the daughter of coal miner Ted Webb, Loretta Lynn taught herself how to play guitar as a teenager. She knew enough to begin carving out her identity as a singer, later ...

A "Coal Miner's Daughter" born in Van Lear, Ky., Loretta Lynn became the most culturally significant female singer-songwriter in country music history. We look at a timeline of her life and ...