Coal Miners Daughter, Loretta Lynn
Coal Miners Daughter, Loretta Lynn
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Coal Miner's Daughter

Author: Loretta Lynn

Narrator: Sissy Spacek

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author and Nashville legend Loretta Lynn tells the story of her rise from deep poverty in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, to the top of the male-dominated country music industry.

Reissued for the 40th Anniversary of the Oscar-winning, Sissy Spacek-starring film of the same name, Coal Miner's Daughter recounts Loretta Lynn's astonishing journey to become one of the original queens of country music. Loretta grew up dirt poor in the mountains of Kentucky, she was married at thirteen years old, and became a mother soon after. At the age of twenty-four, her husband, Doo, gave her a guitar as an anniversary present.

Soon, she began penning songs and singing in front of honky-tonk audiences, and, through years of hard work, talent, and true grit, eventually made her way to Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry, eventually securing her place in country music history. Loretta's prolific and influential songwriting made her the first woman to receive a gold record in country music, and got her named the first female Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association. This riveting memoir introduces readers to all the highs and lows on her road to success and the tough, smart, funny, and fascinating woman behind the legend.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on March 25, 2021

When I was younger, I would often stay with my great aunt on a weekend and she would play the oldies on this crackly little radio in her kitchen. Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Patsy Cline, and, of course, Loretta Lynn. I was always fascinated with Lynn. The fact that she was married at 14 (......more

Goodreads review by Darla on October 07, 2022

RIP, dear Loretta. We will miss you! I remember reading this book back in the 70's after she first released it. Rereading it forty-five years later it was like sitting down with an old friend. She is a cultural icon -- a woman who made her way in the boys' world of country music and carved an indelib......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on March 16, 2021

I hadn’t read this book before or watched the movie, but I had definitely heard of both. What an impressive life after a rough start. Loretta Lynn was so strong and determined and born into extreme poverty. Some of her determination to find more in her life reminded me of my maternal grandmother. She......more

Goodreads review by Anna on July 07, 2007

It's an easy read. If you're interested in the hill-billy lifestyle then this is a great book. Loretta Lynn was brought up very backwoods Kentucky and it talks about how she became a big country star. Also, she's hilarious.......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on August 19, 2009

Coal Miner's Daughter is one of those autobiographies that everyone should pick up and read. Not because you love Loretta and her music, but because her life story is inspiring. Married at 14, and dirt poor for a good part of her young life, Loretta is one of those people who was blessed with luck a......more


Quotes

"The Queen of Country Music."—The New York Times

"Few subjects are too difficult to deal with here, yet there is nothing sensationalistic. . . Those reading this can be assured they have met the real Loretta Lynn."—Billboard

"Engaging reading even for many to whom country music is an alien world."—The New York Times Book Review