{"id":1308611,"date":"2019-04-14T04:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1793183"},"modified":"2019-04-14T04:00:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T10:00:38","slug":"loretta-lynn-10-favorite-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/loretta-lynn-10-favorite-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Loretta Lynn: 10 Favorite Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> 2m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

For nearly half a century, the cultural impact of Loretta Lynn is insurmountable. The country music icon and one of the most gifted and insightful artists of the modern age turns 87 today (April 14).<\/p>\n

Ever since she broke out with 1960\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m a Honky Tonk Girl,\u201d Lynn\u2019s music has inspired audiences around the world. In 1976 her autobiography, Coal Miner\u2019s Daughter<\/em>, became a New York Times bestseller, which went on to inspire the 1980 biographical film of the same title starring Oscar winner Sissy Spacek.<\/p>\n

By 1982, Lynn could count 55 Top 10 hits and 27 No. 1s to her credit, including \u201cDon\u2019t Come Home A\u2019Drinkin\u2019,\u201d \u201cFist City\u201d and \u201cWhen the Tingle Becomes a Chill.\u201d She is a Kennedy Center honoree, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement honoree and a member of the Country Music and Songwriters Halls of Fame.<\/p>\n

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