Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter

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Vintage Books, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 206 pages
Loretta Lynn’s classic memoir tells the story of her early life in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, and her amazing rise to the top of the music industry.
 
Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential songwriters and singers in modern country music. Here we see the determination and talent that led to her trailblazing career and made her the first woman to be named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association and the first woman to receive a gold record in country music.
 

Contents

Daddy
15
Family Style
21
School Days
27
The Pie Social
35
Doolittle
41
Hey You Aint Supposed to Wear
47
Two Thousand Miles From Home
57
A Death in the Family
65
Songwriter
117
We Bought the Whole Town
121
Me and Doo
131
The Hyden Widows
137
The Truth about My Health
145
Mexico
151
Entertainer of the Year
155
Death Threats
165

Beginners Luck
73
An HonesttoGoodness Record
79
The Education of a Country Singer
89
Music City U S A
95
Patsy
99
My Kids
105
Performer
111
Baptized at Last
169
Confessions of a Bug
175
On the Road
179
Whats Next?
193
Index
195
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