Loretta Lynn has had a decades-long career in country music with numerous hit songs, gold albums, and Grammy awards.
Lynn was born as Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky on April 14, 1932. Her mother's name was Clara Marie and her father's was Melvin Theodore.
She began touring the country in hopes that her music would climb the country music charts. By the time she reached Nashville, "I'm a Honky Tong Girl" had made it to number 14 on Billboard's Country and Western chart.