You might think that fame, not to mention the money and adoration that came with it, would have brought Loretta Lynn happiness, but what many casual country fans don't know is that Loretta Lynn's life was far from perfect.
And she has found a loyal audience in both rural and urban America, where people were obviously itching for her unique take on hardship and triumph. Women in particular see in Lynn as a kindred spirit, a refreshingly candid ally in a world that often seems to favor men, especially those of the hard-drinkin,' hard-livin' variety. Her songs have spoken to people from all walks of life, probably because every song she's written has come in large part from her own experience. When people wax nostalgic about the golden age of country music, they inevitably get around to talking about Loretta Lynn, the self-described coal miner's daughter from Butcher Holler, Kentucky, who, in her roughly seven decades of songwriting and singing, racked up 16 #1 hits including "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)," "Fist City," and "Feelins'," helping change country music from a male-dominated genre to one that welcomes and embraces women's voices.
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