Marital troubles also gave rise to Lynn's first chart-topper, a gutsy brush-off that sparked controversy for its sexual overtones and sharply contrasted the mushy love songs expected of female country singers in that era. It marked the seventh time a solo female artist topped the country chart. Again, art imitated life in a gritty and humorous No.
Indisputably Lynn's best and most loved tune, this twangy yarn shares her hard-scrabble upbringing in six economic, nostalgic verses that yielded a hit movie and best-selling book. Lynn perfectly captures the comedy and poignancy in the catchy, sardonic tune by Shel Silverstein about an overwhelmed pregnant mother in Topeka daydreaming about the glamorous lives of Raquel Welch and Elizabeth Taylor.
Many radio stations banned the song, but Lynn was pleased that her message of reproductive freedom had reached many remote rural regions. A somber song with spare acoustic guitar and fiddle ponders an aching universal question.
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After that, Loretta signed a contract with Decca Records and released her first major hit, "Success. Her first album , "Loretta Lynn Sings," made it to number 2 on the country charts, and plenty of her songs were among the Top 10 country hits. Loretta's most famous hit is "Coal Miner's Daughter," in which she described some details of her life growing up.
In , the singer released an autobiography with the same title, and it became a best-seller almost immediately. In fact, the book was so popular that it was turned into a film, released in As per her love life, she has been married only once, and it was to late talent manager Oliver Lynn. Unfortunately, the country music star has buried three members of her family. The first one to die was her second son, Jack, who passed away in July , trying to cross the Duck River on horseback.
He was only 34 years old. Then, in August , Oliver passed away due to diabetes-related health problems. In , Loretta's eldest child, Betty, died of emphysema. The relationship between Loretta Lynn and her husband was quite negative, to say the least, as it was filled with infidelity and physical abuse. However, they stayed together for decades, and despite the turmoil, they supported each other. At the moment, Loretta is 88 years old and reluctant to retire.
The singer last appeared on the stage on April 2 , when she appeared at her star-studded birthday concert. Lynn suffered a major stroke in May and has struggled to recover. In January , she broke her hip, making it difficult to walk on her own. Despite her health scare, Lynn said in January she was working on new music and planned to have a big year in I'm going kick back a little, sing a little, pick a little, and spend lots of time with my family and my friends!
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