The secret of Loretta Lynn, historians Mary Bufwack and Robert ... Recognizing the talent in Loretta’s voice, Doolittle bought her a guitar. Soon she was performing locally and, by early 1960 ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Loretta Lynn, who rose from a hardscrabble upbringing to become the most culturally significant female singer-songwriter in country music history, has died. She was 90.