Loretta Lynn

To millions of people worldwide, she is country music. Since the 1960s, Loretta Lynn has been one of country's modern pillars, a woman whose rise from hardscrabble poverty to the heights of fame remains the quintessential success story. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, she has long been considered a legend, someone whose talent, perseverance, and personality continue to embody all the best that is country music. Loretta's autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, became a #1 New York Times best-seller and then a critically acclaimed movie. Loretta was named one of the ten most admired women in the world by the Ladies Home Journal. She was the first country entertainer ever to appear on the cover of Newsweek. Her A&E Live By Request special was their fourth highest-rated ever. She has sung with both Conway Twitty and Luciano Pavarotti, and she has received an honorary doctor of arts degree from the University of Kentucky. Loretta has released 70 albums, 17 of which went to #1, and has had 80 chart hits, including 55 top ten singles and 27 #1 singles. Her legacy of hits includes Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (with Lovin' On Your Mind), Fist City, You're Lookin' At Country, One's On The Way, Hey Loretta, The Pill, and She's Got You. She has won more awards than any female artist in country music history--21 CMA, ACM, and Grammy awards to date, along with a host of others. She was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year by both the CMA and the ACM.