Loretta Lynn

Dear Uncle Sam, written by Loretta Lynn is one of the various anti-war movement songs to come out during the Vietnam war. Music was a popular way to protest the war during this era. Through lyrics and sounds all the artist were able to express what one felt for this tragic event. Released in January 1966 Loretta Lynn speaks about a husband sent off to war, and the feelings of grief when the husband is killed. She was very indecisive of speaking on the topic, but influenced by her husband she was

Sunday after church, on a quiet balmy summer day, dinner is fresh, hot, and ready for immaculate consumption. After clearing the table, the men adjourn to the front porch to talk politics, church, and relax after a long week of satisfying the burdensome requirements of familial responsibilities. After all, what man is there who would not rather be fishing? The women, on the other hand, scurry in the kitchen, do the dishes, clean up, and put things away; while repeating the local gossip about who

widely-known artist Loretta Lynn. Not only was the song performed by Lynn, but it was also written by her in the year of 1969. The melody of the song is very simplistic but very pleasing. Often times when I am listening to this song, I tend to sway my head back and forth, letting the melody flow in and out of my ears. This song tells a true story, which gives it character and uniqueness. This song is centered around Loretta Lynn’s childhood and her father’s occupation of a coal miner. Lynn shares fond memories

Alessandro Portelli’s essay begins by setting up the scene for his argument that songs can be interpreted as “metaphors for repressed autobiographical urge”, in the case of Loretta Lynn, whose songs reflect her past life as a lower class, coal miner’s daughter. Despite the fact that Lynn “kept them in the can” because she “didn’t think that people would be interested in a song about her life”, which held her back from sharing her life with the world, Portelli argues that “the first important decision

- Hillary Clinton, has composed a personal essay for Billboard regarding the responsibility of women in the music industry. Hillary Clinton started her essay with a quote from the multiple gold album American country music singer-songwriter - Loretta Lynn, where she illustrates how tough it is for female artists working in an industry in which "you either have to be first, the best or to be different." Clinton's essay expressed warm admiration to female artists like the American singer, songwriter

grief can become a form of popular music. Great blues singers include Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, B.B. King, and Muddy Waters. Secondly, we look at the origins of country music. Examples of great country singers include Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Randy Travis.

metaphor." - Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic, 1980 review on “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. Film are stories about peoples experiences and one film that tells of a woman’s experience road to fame is “Coal Miner’s Daughter” this film tells the story of how Loretta Lynn became the ‘the queen of country’ and does a wonderful job. It shows the hardships and glories that come with being in the spotlight as well as the struggle of maintaining a relationship with her husband and family. In able to tell a great story

Like any genre of music, country music is famous for its cover tunes. Younger artists paying tribute to legends, old songs getting a breath of fresh air, or sometimes a song is so great it takes almost every country artist in Nashville to record it. No matter what the reason, artists will continue to create their own unique version of timeless country songs. I have complied a list of my top favorite country covers, why I think they are great, and why you should add them to your country music playlist

In this article, “Who Killed the Jeff Davis 8”, Ethan Brown, the author, attempted to solve the murder case and prove the police authorities to being wrong and being responsible for the murders of the town. The main problem of this article is determining who is responsible for the murders of those eight women everyone’s contradicting stories. In an attempt to figure out what really happened Brown includes factual evidence from interviews and shocking statistics to inform the reader of what’s going

performed his first number one hit, “Next in Line.” In 1970, Twitty began performing duets with Loretta Lynn. Their first duet, “After the Fire Is Gone,” was released in 1971 (“Conway Twitty Bio | Conway Twitty Career”). This was the first of 5 straight number one hits in a row, “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” “Lead Me On,” “As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone,” and “Feelins’.” Twitty and Lynn worked well together and won many awards including four Duo of the Year awards, three Vocal Group