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Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter

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Loretta Lynn
(Russ Harrington)

This hit country song was written in 1970 by Loretta Lynn. With her plaintive, but proud voice, Lynn tells the story of growing up poor in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. Lynn, Nashville veteran Harold Ray Bradley, and Jack White of The White Stripes explain what makes the song a classic.

This story was produced by Ben Manilla and Devon Strolovitch.

Music Playlist

  1. Coal Miner's Daughter

    Artist: Loretta Lynn
    Album: Loretta Lynn:The Definitive Collection
    Label: MCA Nashville
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  2. Don't Come Home A-Drinkin

    Artist: Loretta Lynn
    Album: Loretta Lynn: The Definitive Collection
    Label: MCA Nashville
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  3. One's On The Way

    Artist: Loretta Lynn
    Album: Loretta Lynn: The Definitive Collection
    Label: MCA Nashville
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  4. Coal Miner's Daughter

    Artist: Sissy Spacek
    Album: Coal Miner's Daughter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    Label: MCA
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