Lynn remains the most awarded woman in country music history. She was the first woman in country music to receive a certified gold album for 1967's Don't Come Home a' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind). In 1972, Lynn was the first woman named "Entertainer of the Year" by the Country Music Association.

She brought country music into the mainstream culture as no female artist had done before nor since. In doing so, she completed the work of her idol, Patsy Cline, who encouraged her and with whom Lynn developed a close friendship before Cline's tragic death in a 1963 plane crash.

Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, United StatesLoretta Lynn / Place of birth Born Loretta Webb in rural Butcher's Hollow, Kentucky, at age thirteen she married nineteen-year-old Oliver "Moonshine" Lynn. The couple moved to Custer, Washington, where Loretta had four children by age seventeen.

Honky Tonk Girl In 1960 she released her first single, “Honky Tonk Girl,” which became a hit. In 1962 Loretta Lynn joined the Grand Ole Opry, and by the mid-1960s hits such as “Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' ” had made her one of country music's biggest stars.

Loretta Lynn's is indeed named after the great country music star. Her former ranch, yes where she lived for quite some time, is now a tourist spot for her fans and, for six days, home to some of the best Motocross racing in the country.

Kitty Wells and especially Patsy Cline influenced Lynn's development as an Opry star.

Some of the many artists paying tribute to Loretta online included Dolly Parton, Carole King, Wynnona Judd, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Drive By Truckers, Waxahatchee and Valerie June. Her influence runs deeper than the well in Butcher Hollow from where she once drew water.

She came to the attention of local record executives while playing local clubs, which led to her signing her very first recording contract with Zero Records in January 1960. Within months she had recorded her first single, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl".

She bought 3500 acres in Hurricane Mills, TN back in 1966 which would eventually become "Loretta Lynns Ranch". And while most stars live in privacy, Loretta Lynn offers her ranch out to the public, and has become a hotspot for camping, horse trails, and many other events!

The Beatles The Beatles lead all acts, with a whopping 20 No. 1s - they've had the most since 1965, when they surpassed Elvis Presley.

Her 1982 single "I Lie" became her final top ten hit on the Billboard country chart. In 1985, "Heart Don't Do This to Me" became her final top-twenty and final top-forty hit. After charting with the single "Who Was That Stranger" (1988), Lynn's recording career went into hiatus.

On the Ranch is a Civil War era plantation home, which was home to Loretta Lynn and her family until the late 1980s, a grist mill, post office, and old western town. Owner and businessman James Anderson built the traditional Greek revival style plantation house in 1876.