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In addition to their five number one singles, they had seven other Top Ten hits between and Lynn published her autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, in In , the book was adapted for the screen, with Sissy Spacek as Loretta. It was one of the most critically acclaimed and successful films of the year, and Spacek won the Academy Award for her performance. All of the attention surrounding the movie made Lynn a household name within the American mainstream. Although she continued to be a popular concert attraction throughout the '80s, she wasn't able to continue her domination of the country charts.

In light of her declining record sales, Lynn backed away from recording frequently during the late '80s and '90s, concentrating on performing instead. Still Country was released in mid The album quickly became popular and Lynn embarked on a tour to support it. Over the next eight years, she recorded hundreds of songs, and these recordings were whittled down to Full Circle, a full-length album released in March of The album debuted at four on Billboard's Country Albums chart and 19 on the Top chart.

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To play this content, you'll need the Spotify app. Get Spotify Open Spotify. She hasn't lived in the antebellum mansion in over 30 years, but her current home is nearby. Lynn regularly greets fans who are touring the plantation house. Also featured is a replica of the cabin in which Lynn grew up in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. In the s, Lynn purchased a home in Mexico. When she was not touring, she spent time there with her twin daughters, Patsy and Peggy, and her husband. Lynn and her husband also bought a cabin in Canada and spent a lot of time there during the s.

They purchased the property in the early s as a hunting lodge for Lynn's husband, Doolittle. She was taken to a Nashville hospital and subsequently had to cancel all of her upcoming tour dates. Lynn also delayed the release of her new album Wouldn't It Be Great until when she would be well enough to promote it. According to her website, she is expected to make a full recovery. Lynn began singing in local clubs in the late s with the help, insistence, and support of her husband.

She later formed her own band, the Trailblazers, which included her brother Jay Lee Webb. Lynn won a televised talent contest in Tacoma, Washington , hosted by Buck Owens , for which the prize was a wristwatch that broke 24 hours later. Lynn later laughed about it with Owens.

Lynn's performance was seen by Canadian Norm Burley of Zero Records , who co-founded the record company after hearing Loretta sing. Zero Records president, Canadian Don Grashey , arranged a recording session in Hollywood , where four of Lynn's own compositions were recorded: She signed her first contract on February 2, , with Zero; the material was recorded at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, engineered by Don Blake and produced by Grashey.

It was a shuffle with a West Coast beat". Through the Wilburns, she secured a contract with Decca Records. By the end of the year, Billboard magazine listed Lynn as the No.

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Lynn's relationship with the Wilburn Brothers and her appearances on the Grand Ole Opry , beginning in , [32] helped Lynn become the number one female recording artist in country music. Her contract with the Wilburn Brothers gave them the publishing rights to her material. She was still fighting to regain these rights 30 years after ending her business relationship with them but was ultimately denied the publishing rights. Lynn stopped writing music in the s because of these contracts.

Although Kitty Wells had become the first major female country vocalist during the s, by the time Lynn recorded her first record, only three other women— Patsy Cline , Skeeter Davis , and Jean Shepard —had become top stars. By the end of it was clear that she was on her way to becoming the fourth star.

Lynn has credited Cline as her mentor and best friend during those early years. Tragic Country Queen , Loretta mentioned having best friends in Patsy and Tammy during different times: You only need one at a time. Lynn released her first Decca single, " Success ," in , and it went straight to 6, beginning a string of Top 10 singles that would run through the rest of the decade and throughout the next.

She was a hard honky-tonk singer for the first half of the s and rarely strayed from the genre. In late , she recorded a duet album with Ernest Tubb. Their lead single, " Mr. Used to Be ", peaked within the Top While most were Top 10 Country hits, none reached 1. Lynn's first self-penned song to crack the Top Ten, 's " Dear Uncle Sam ", was among the very first recordings to recount the human costs of the Vietnam War.

This song made Lynn the first country female recording artist to pen a No. In Lynn reached No. Lynn's next album, Fist City , was released in The title track became Lynn's second No. She was reportedly once inspired to write a song about a real woman she suspected was flirting with her husband. Her career continued to be successful into the s, especially following the success of her hit " Coal Miner's Daughter ", which peaked at No. The song became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot , peaking at No.

She had a series of singles that charted low on the Hot between and The song "Coal Miner's Daughter" later served as the impetus for the best-selling autobiography and the Oscar-winning biopic , both of which share the song's title. In Rated "X" peaked at No. The following year, her next single, "Love Is the Foundation", also became a No. The second and last single from that album, " Hey Loretta ", became a Top 5 hit.

Lynn continued to reach the Top 10 until the end of the decade, including 's " The Pill ", considered to be the first song to discuss birth control , other than the French-language song in French, Pilule d'Or, sung by Luc Dominique. As a songwriter, Lynn felt no topic was off limits, as long as it spoke to other women, and many of her songs were autobiographical. This opened a flood gate of country artists who followed with books. By the early s Lynn became the first American female recording artist to chart over fifty top ten hits. In Lynn began a professional partnership with Conway Twitty.

As a duo, Lynn and Twitty had five consecutive Number 1 hits between and The hit-streak kick-started what became one of the most successful duos of country history. The fan-voted Music City News readers voted them the No. In addition to their five Number 1 singles, they had seven other Top 10 hits between and Conway and Loretta, their duo name, released an album in titled "Dynamic Duo", and they were considered that by their many fans. As a solo artist, Lynn continued to be very successful into , achieving her fifth No.

The songs that didn't reach the top spot peaked within the Top 10 during this time: The next year, she became the first country star on the cover of Newsweek. In Lynn recorded I Remember Patsy , an album dedicated to her friend and country pop singer Patsy Cline , who had died in a plane crash in The album covered some of Cline's biggest hits.

Lynn enjoyed enormous success on country radio until the early s, when a more pop-flavored type of country music began to dominate the market. She stayed within the country Top 10 until the mid s; however, most of her music by the late s had a slick pop sound to it. Lynn had her last No. Lynn would often sit for an hour or more onstage signing autographs to her fans after a performance.

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Once in Salisbury, Maryland , the town's newspaper editor interviewed her while she was signing autographs. Editor Mel Toadvine asked her why she took so much time to sign autographs while more than people stood in line all the way to the front of the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. I'll stay here until the very last one wants my autograph. Without these people, I am nobody. I love these people", she told Toadvine.

She is the only woman to win this honor. Lynn crossed over from country music superstar to American legend.

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The film received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress Oscar for Spacek and a slew of other top honors, including a gold album for the soundtrack album, a Grammy nomination for Spacek's singing as Lynn, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards, plus several Golden Globe awards. The s featured more hits: Lynn was the first woman in country music to have 50 Top 10 hits. Her last Top 10 record as a soloist was " I Lie " in , but her releases continued to chart until the end of the decade. Lynn continued to have Top 20 hits throughout the s.

In , Lynn stopped releasing singles and focused more on touring than promoting.

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As a concert artist, she remained a top draw throughout her career, but by the early s she drastically cut down the number of personal appearances owing to the fragile health of her husband, who died in Her album Just a Woman spawned a Top 40 hit. In , Lynn lent her voice to a song on k. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews.

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