See full bio ». Her daughter Patsy told Rolling Stone in 2004, "I don't think she has totally accepted my dad's loss. Another time she struck him: "I heard teeth hittin' the floor and thought, 'Ooh, I'm dead. Yet through it all, she stuck with her husband. Every song I wrote, but he didn't know which line he was in," she has stated. Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. Lynn and her sister, country singer Crystal Gayle, grew up in the tiny community of Butcher Hollow (or Holler, in the local dialect) in the Kentucky Appalachians region. Loretta Lynn was born as Loretta Webb Lynn on 14th April 1932, in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, United States. It was the first time the awards had been televised worldwide, as well as the first Oscar ceremony to be held in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music ...read more, The cargo ship Fort Stikine explodes in a berth in the docks of Bombay, India (now known as Mumbai), killing 1,300 people and injuring another 3,000 on April 14, 1944. ", Doo hadn't been faithful early in their marriage, and his infidelities continued while Loretta was on the road. She continues to bring a compelling female perspective to the world of country-western music. He was a coal miner and moonshine runner in Kentucky in which earned him the nickname Mooney. Peggy was named after Loretta’s sister, Peggy Sue Wright, while Patsy was named after Loretta’s close friend and mentor, Patsy Cline. Loretta Lynn, née Loretta Webb, (born April 14, 1932, Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, U.S.), American country music singer who was known as the “Queen of Country.” Webb was born in a coal miner’s shack. For her 26th birthday, Doolittle bought Loretta a $17 guitar and encouraged her to learn to play. Lynn seemed destined for a hard life raising her growing family in a three-room house with no running water or indoor plumbing. The raid, which began shortly before 7 p.m. EST (2 a.m., April 15 in Libya), involved more than 100 U.S. Air Force ...read more, Representatives of the USSR, Afghanistan, the United States and Pakistan sign an agreement calling for the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan. Webster’s dictionary was one of the first lexicons to include distinctly American words. HER indomitable spirit undimmed, Loretta Lynn recites the song she’s “carried in her heart” for decades. He married Loretta Lynn on January 10, 1948, just one month after they met. She was 69. Betty Sue Lynn (Nov. 26, 1948 – July 29, 2013) The eldest child of Loretta and Oliver Lynn, she suffered from emphysema and it took her life at the age of 64. On one occasion, after he'd been drinking, he smashed jars of green beans because his dinner was late. Moreover, she holds an American nationality and belongs to Caucasian white ethnicity. 1949 Son Jack Benny is born to Loretta and Doo. After reconciling, the couple moves to the state of Washington. There was a lot of times I'd have rather not come home. The themes reflected the supposedly virile nature of the American West and rural working-class life. Lynn had three more children before she was 21 and was a grandmother at 29. Born Loretta Webb on April 14, c. 1934, in Butcher Hollow, KY; daughter of Melvin "Ted" (a coal miner) and Carla (Butcher) Webb; married Oliver Vanetta Lynn (a business manager), 1948; children: Betty Sue, Jack Benny(deceased), Carla, Ernest Ray, Peggy, and Patsy. ", Doo had heart surgery in 1992. By the mid-1960s, Lynn was one of the most successful female performers in country-western music. Six days after being assigned for the first time to the western front, two American pilots from the U.S. First Aero Squadron engage in America’s first aerial dogfight with enemy aircraft. Through it all, Loretta, having put her career on hold, was there to take care of him. "I could never have done it on my own," she wrote in her 2002 memoir, Still Woman Enough. Many of her songs expressed feminine strength and determination and a sense that women would no longer simply “stand by their man,” as some other singers liked to suggest they should. Women performers largely conformed to these standards, usually portraying themselves as docile helpmates to a male star: the quintessential duo was Dale Evans’ partnership with the singing cowboy Roy Rogers. She sang with Tammy Wynette on the album Honky Tonk Angels. Going to bed hungry was normal. When it was certified gold, Lynn became the first female country singer to earn that honor. The other Webb children: In previous decades, male performers and masculine themes had dominated country-western music. They married a year later, and she gave birth to her first child when she was 14 years old. … Surprisingly, given her traditional rural background, Lynn became one of their leaders. It was Doo who gave her the guitar (a $17 purchase from Sears) she used to compose her first songs. ", Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Loretta has always credited Doo with her career in country music. She moved to Washington state with her husband, Oliver Vanetta Lynn, Jr. (1926–1996), nicknamed “Doo”. © 2021 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. Like Loretta, she’s a country singer and songwriter. Loretta herself admitted in a 2011 interview, "I think I see him everywhere I'm at, and everything at home and everywhere I'm goin'.". Her birth name is Loretta Webb. I let her know she was gonna get a mouthful of knuckles if she kept it up." "Three days after my husband died, I left Hurricane Mills and come to Nashville," she said in an interview in 2000. And he was the one who prodded her to perform, telling her, "You're just as good or better as most of them girls that are singin' and makin' money, so let's make us some money." The society changes its name to the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery ...read more. More than 138 of the ...read more, On April 14, 1960, the Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup for a record fifth year in a row. Loretta Lynn released an album of the same name in 1967. "I was really bashful, and I would've never sang in front of anybody. Lincoln ...read more, President Harry S. Truman receives National Security Council Paper Number 68 (NSC-68). It's almost like he's gone on a long vacation or something." Inspired by her father's inability to read, the country singer founded the Imagination Library to help kids develop a love of books and reading. She has seven siblings, and some of them are also musically inclined. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 15 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. In 1948, Loretta Webb was a young bride of 15 when she wed 21-year-old Oliver Vanetta Lynn (nicknamed "Mooney" and "Doolittle") soon after they'd met at a pie social. Ted was a coal miner and subsistence farmer. He not gonna put up with this.' Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. And she said, 'You been here a year. Clara Webb Butcher, mother of country music stars Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle, died Tuesday night of heart failure. He traveled alongside Loretta as they visited radio stations attempting to get airtime for her song. All Rights Reserved. Country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn proclaimed her Kentucky roots in the first verse of her 1970 hit single “Coal Miner’s Daughter”: Well, I was born’d a coal miner’s daughter In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler. The youngest daughters of the legendary singer, Peggy and Patsy Lynn, were twins. The loss hit Loretta hard. Peggy and Patsy grew up in the wings of theatres across the country, watching their mother sing. The second of … High winds kicked up clouds of millions of tons of dirt and dust so dense and dark that some eyewitnesses believed the world was ...read more. ", READ MORE: Inside Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn's Instantaneous and Unbreakable Bond. Jan 12, 2012 - See Loretta Lynn pictures, photo shoots, and listen online to the latest music. After World War II, a handful of female country-western artists began to challenge their subordinate status. One Doo-inspired tune was "Fist City." Lynn, Loretta (1935—)American country-music entertainer who was once the most popular female country star in America with a string of hits that appealed to working-class women. She is best known for her 1977 crossover hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. She was named after the film star Loretta Young. In exchange for an end to the disputed Soviet occupation, the United States agreed to end its arms support for the Afghan ...read more, The American airlift of Vietnamese orphans to the United States ends after 2,600 children are transported to America. However, while listening to her sing to the children, Doolittle became convinced that Loretta sang as well as anyone on the radio. She was 13 years old at the time. Complications from diabetes then led to the amputation of both his legs. "I've never written a song that my husband wasn't in. “Honky Tonk Girl” became Lynn’s first hit. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loretta-lynn-is-born. "I put up with it because of six kids," she once explained. The report was a group effort, created with input from the Defense Department, the State Department, the CIA, and other interested agencies; NSC-68 formed the basis for America’s Cold War ...read more, The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the first American society dedicated to the cause of abolition, is founded in Philadelphia on April 14, 1775. "I had never sang in front of anybody until my husband pushed me out there, you know," she said on Fresh Air in 2010. As it occurred during World War II, some initially claimed that the massive explosion was caused by Japanese ...read more, President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. But Loretta has also declared, "Every time Doo smacked me, he got smacked twice." Loretta Lynn’s age is 88. American country music singer, nickname – The First Lady of Country Music, Loretta Lynn’s birth name is Loretta Webb. Loretta Lynn – The Coal Miner’s Daughter “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” hit the airwaves in 1970 and might be one of the best country songs ever written. Jack Benny Lynn, (born December 7, 1949, died July 22, 1984) Clara Marie “Cissie” Lynn (born April 7, 1952) Ernest Ray “Ernie” Lynn (born May 27, 1954) Peggy Jean and Patsy Eileen Lynn (twin daughters born August 6, 1964) According to Wikipedia, Loretta Lynn has 27 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren as of August 2017. As told by her song (and movie and book), Loretta Lynn is a Coal Miner's Daughter, born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky in 1932. It was a big change from when she'd taken just about any job around to help support her family: cooking for ranch hands, picking berries and scrubbing houses. Loretta Lynn, a singer who greatly expanded the opportunities for women in the male-dominated world of country-western music, is born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky on April 14, 1932. She is the second oldest sibling in the Webb family. With it, Loretta was able to address "a real woman in Tennessee who was making eyes at Doolittle while I was a-singing on the stage. Loretta Lynn, a singer who greatly expanded the opportunities for women in the male-dominated world of country-western music, is born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. And by the time she was twenty-two, Lynn had four children. Loretta spent a lot of time touring, and when she returned, "I never knew what I was comin' home to. Born Loretta Webb in a log cabin nestled in the backwoods hills of Kentucky, she was the daughter of a coal miner who worked long hours to keep his family fed and clothed. '", Loretta eventually resumed her career. The South is avenged,” as he jumped onto the stage and fled on horseback. ", When her first single, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl," came out, Doo helped with promotion. In addition to jumpstarting Loretta's country career, Doo contributed to her success in another way: The troubles in their marriage inspired many of her songs. Doo drank a lot. Loretta's fans found songs like these, with their take on marital difficulties from a woman's perspective, to be very relatable. (Ever thus to tyrants!) "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. In a battle fought almost directly over the Allied Squadron Aerodome at Toul, France, U.S. ...read more, On April 14, 1986, the United States launches air strikes against Libya in retaliation for the Libyan sponsorship of terrorism against American troops and citizens. The Lynns' complex marriage encompassed turmoil, infidelity and abuse, but it also provided love and support. The second of eight children born to Ted and Clara Webb, Loretta wore old flour sacks to church and school and often went barefoot. "After bein' here awhile, I said to a friend of mine, 'It seems like I been here a couple months already.' Unlike some country-western stars that sang about a rural working class life but lived an urban middle class existence, Loretta Lynn’s country roots were unquestionably authentic. "Whatever else our marriage was back in them days ... without Doo and his drive to get a better life, there would have been no Loretta Lynn, country singer. She also believed, "If you can't fight for your man, he's not worth having. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Loretta Lynn was born on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, USA as Loretta Webb. During one fight, she emptied a skillet of creamed corn over her husband's head. Doo and Loretta Lynn at the Country & Western Music Awards in Hollywood, California on February 27, 1975, Loretta became a country music superstar, and she and Doo acquired a large house and estate. Loretta Lynn has achieved massive stardom, but she's not the only talented member of her family. Loretta Lynn isn't shy about what it was like to grow up the impoverished daughter of a coal miner in Butcher Holler, Kentucky. While they only knew each other for less than two years, the country singers formed a friendship that would last a lifetime. She was previously married to Oliver Lynn. Yet with success came other difficulties. How much older was doo than Loretta? Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb; April 14, 1932) is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Doo leaves Loretta temporarily when she becomes pregnant. "And I loved him and he loved me." Loretta Lynn was born on the 14th of April, 1932. She was previously married to Oliver Lynn. I didn’t know if I was comin' home to fightin' or what. The operation began disastrously on April 4 when an Air Force cargo jet crashed shortly after take-off from Tan Son Nhut airbase in Saigon. She is the eldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959). But he laughed. Organized her own ensemble, Blue Kentuckians; founder and secretary-treasurer of Loretta Lynn Enterprises, and Loretta Lynn Championship Rodeo; founder and vice-president of United Talent Inc.; founder and honorary board chairman of Loretta Lynn … One issue was violence. She eventually began to play and sing with local bands and in 1960 released her first recorded single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl.” Doolittle had a knack for public relations, and he shrewdly mailed copies of the song to radio stations before the couple went on tour. Loretta Webb and Oliver “ Doolittle ” Lynn famously married when she was between 13 and 16, and he was 21. But Doo's death had left a void in her life. The country singer's marriage was impacted by fights and her husband's extramarital affairs, but nothing could erase her love for the man she married. Cissie was born Clara Marie Lynn on April 7, 1952, and was named after Loretta’s mother, Clara (who can be seen to Loretta’s right in the photo for this article). Parton made her film debut in the workplace comedy after costar Jane Fonda told the country singer she could write the movie's theme song. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Loretta Lynn is no stranger to loss. They went on to have six children and stayed together until his death in 1996. Their daughter Betty Sue is born. © 2021 A&E Television Networks, LLC. Without this encouragement, Loretta would not have acted. Yet even after they'd reconciled, and Loretta had warned the other woman to keep her distance, their marriage had plenty of problems. Her eldest son, Benny, drowned at age 34 in 1984. Lynn and her siblings are of Irish and Cherokee descent. Her perceptive business sense and talent for self-promotion also demonstrated that women could thrive in the competitive music industry. She was raised by her mother, Clara Ramey Marie ( 1912-1981 ), and her father, Melvin Theodore Webb ( 1906-1959 ), a coal miner and subsistence farmer. Doo hit Loretta. Loretta Lynn was born on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, USA as Loretta Webb. Through all the ups and downs, this marriage was, and remains, the defining relationship of Loretta's life. “Well, I was born a coal miner’s daughter, in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler,” she intones in a voice firm and true. Country Music news reveals that Kentucky native Loretta Lynn is an illustrious American singer songwriter who was born April 14, 1932. In 1996, Doo passed away at the age of 69. Loretta Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, the United States on April 14, 1932. Find more: Female Celebs Under 5′ 3″ , Female Singers , Most Popular Doo was born of Irish descent in Butcher Hollow, in Johnson County. They were born on August 6, 1964. And if it hadn't have been for my babies I wouldn't have. The gift lays a foundation for a career that lands her in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Adopted at birth, the country singer was determined to find her "missing link.". Loretta Lynn. Born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1935, in Butcher Hollow, a poor coal mining district of rural Kentucky; daughter of Melvin Webb and Clara (Ramey) Webb; sister of Crystal Gayle (b. The country superstars and "Islands in the Stream" duet partners shared a "very special relationship" for more than three decades. According to Loretta, this happened as a result of Doo's interest in philandering. Loretta Lynn (Born Loretta Webb April 14, 1932) is an American country-music singer-songwriter and author born in Butcher Hollow, near Paintsville, Kentucky, USA, to a coal-miner father.At the age of 15 she married, and soon she became pregnant. Then, in her early thirties, she would give birth to twin girls. Peggy and Patsy Lynn. In January 1949, she married Oliver "Mooney" Lynn. Though they ended up divorced, Priscilla has continued to call the King of Rock 'n' Roll "the love of my life.". Lynn's birth certificate on file at the state Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort, Ky., shows that Loretta Webb was born on April 14, 1932, in Johnson County, Kentucky. It was pretty rough. In 1948, Loretta Webb was a young bride of 15 when she wed 21-year-old Oliver Vanetta Lynn (nicknamed "Mooney" and "Doolittle") soon after they'd met at a pie social. In 2013, her eldest daughter, Betty, passed away at age 64 after a battle with emphysema. Oliver Lynn Had a Turbulent Marriage With Loretta Lynn. She met her future husband, Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn, when she was only 13. Born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932, in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, Lynn grew up in a small cabin in a poor Appalachian coal-mining community. She is best known for being a Country Singer. The Canadiens reached the Stanley Cup Finals after sweeping the Chicago Blackhawks in four games, while the Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red ...read more, In what came to be known as “Black Sunday,” one of the most devastating storms of the 1930s Dust Bowl era sweeps across the region on April 14, 1935. (Although she claimed 1935 as her birth year, various official documents indicate that she was born in 1932.) 1948 At the age of 15, Loretta marries Oliver Lynn (1926–1996), who also goes by nicknames “Doo,” “Doolittle” and “Mooney”. Noah Webster, a Yale-educated lawyer with an avid interest in language and education, publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language. Opening Chords. A Very "Happy Birthday" Loretta! Lynn continued to enjoy great success in the 1970s, and the film account of her life, Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980), won her a new generation of fans. Her father’s name was Melvin who worked as a coal miner, storekeeper, and farmer, and her mother’s name was Clara Marie Ramey Webb. For more than 50 years, the country superstar has been married to a man who prefers to remain out of the spotlight. The "Coal Miner's Daughter" singer was born on April 14, 1932, in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, as reported by Wide Open Country. Born in Kentucky in 1932 as Loretta Webb, Loretta Lynn is one of country music’s trailblazers. The assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis! In 1967, the Country Music Association recognized the new importance of women singers by giving Lynn its first-ever award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Loretta's husband, whom she called "Doo," sent her back to her parents shortly after they'd tied the knot, despite her being pregnant at the time. Patsy and Peggy Lynn are the youngest of Loretta’s children. Despite many ups and downs — including two divorce filings — the pair still recorded some of the best duets in country music history. Immediately drawn to each other, the country singers navigated rocky roads before and throughout their marriage. While Loretta was still pregnant with their first child, Doolittle moved the family to … The dictionary, which took him more than two ...read more, On April 14, 1969, the 41st annual Academy Awards are broadcast live to a television audience in 37 nations. As a child, she sang in church and at a variety of local concerts. 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