At 15, she married returning war veteran “Doolittle” Lynn, the first boy she’d ... Recognizing the talent in Loretta’s voice, Doolittle bought her a guitar. Soon she was performing locally ...

Loretta made an entire career out of saying what no one else would in terms of what it’s really like to be a woman and the real life issues that come with it. She had plenty of songs banned from ...

The official social media page for the late Lynn posted a photo of Massey and wrote, “Betty Sue’s daughter Lynn Massey, Loretta’s first grandchild ... passed down her guitar to me when ...

Loretta Lynn, a dirt-poor ... She started writing songs on a $17 guitar her husband bought her and singing in honkytonks to make extra money. In 1960, she signed her first record deal and released ...