Born: April 14, 1932, Butcher Holler, KentuckyAmerican country singer, sister of Crystal Gayle, Donald Ray Webb and aunt of Melvin Webb.
Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935 in Butcher Hollow,Van Lear, Kentucky) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960's and 1970's. In the 1970's she became one of the most famous women in all of America and frequently made "most admired women" polls alongside first ladies and world leaders.
From Wikipedia:Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American actress, country music singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s.
In the '60s and '70s, Lynn achieved over 70 hits as a solo artist and a duet partner.
Her best-selling 1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was made into a hit Academy Award-winning film starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones in 1980.
Including solo and duet work, Loretta Lynn has released 16 number one country hits over the course of her career.