it was he who bought Lynn her first guitar, and Doo who helped spread her music to local radio stations. He even served as her talent manager for many years. For more on Loretta Lynn, listen below ...

It sounds like a fable: Loretta Lynn was born ... but that was as far as we ever did," Lynn told NPR of her life before she became a singer. Lynn didn't pick up a guitar until she was 24, when ...

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 ...

“Betty Sue’s daughter Lynn Massey, Loretta’s first grandchild ... “Memaw [her name for Lynn] passed down her guitar to me ...