Singer Loretta Lynn dies at 90

Famous American Singer and Songwriter Loretta Lynn passes away at 90. Queen of country music is no more.

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Loretta Lynn was the daughter of a coal miner. Her gutsy versus and twangy, down-home vocals made her a queen of country music for almost 7 decades

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One of the family members of Singer Loretta Lynn said that she died on Tuesday at her home in Tennessee.

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The statement was “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home on her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills.”

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Family members of Loretta Lynn requested privacy as they grieve and they said the memorial will be announced later.

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Loretta Lynn had no proper music training but she spent hours every day singing to her children to sleep.

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Loretta Lynn was known to produce completely finished songs in no time. She just composed what she knew.

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She lived in poverty for quite a bit of her initial life, started having children by age 17 and went through years wedded to a man addicted to drinking.

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Lynn's life was rich with encounters most country stars of the time hadn't had for themselves. However, her female fans knew them personally.

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Loretta Lynn scored hits with blazing songs like “Don’t Come Home A Drinking’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)” and “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man),”

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These songs of Lynn topped the country charts in 1966 and made Lynn the first female country singer to compose a No.1 hit.

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