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[edit] Loretta and Her Presidents

Someone put "citation needed" in the paragraph concerning Loretta's interaction with Presidents Nixon and Carter. Loretta's autobiographies are the source for this information. In COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, she recalls the stir caused in the media by calling Nixon by his first name, in STILL WOMAN ENOUGH she discusses her longtime friendship and support for Carter. Teeb 17 December 2006.

[edit] Millionaire

Not sure where to put it, but, Loretta Lynn was the first woman in C/W music to become a millionaire. Trekphiler 04:07, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Why not just stick it at the end or her biography, right after her awards? I don't know if there's enough info to create a trivia section or not. Maltmomma (chat) 14:11, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
I would if I could source it... I've also heard she was first female C/W artist to get a gold record. Anybody confirm? Trekphiler 04:29, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

I believe Kitty Wells was the first woman to become a millionaire in the country music industry - I've seen the comment in articles on her and it seems likely, given Wells toured with her own road show (where singers make their big money as opposed to records) since the 1950's while Loretta Lynn did not have her own road show until the early 1970's, being tied to the Wilburn Bros. show for years. - Teeb

[edit] Paranormal

Loretta has stated several times that she and her mother had "the sight", or psychic gifts. In her tv special on her home she mentions not only that but that her home is haunted by ghosts, and the infamous "blue room". Not sure if this warrents entry or not, but I thought I'd put it out there. Artemisboy 00:07, 14 January 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Son's accident

Lost a son to a freak accident? What was his name, and what was the accident?

I am pretty sure it was a horse riding accident on her ranch. As I recall, he was riding across a creek, the horse fell, and he was pinned and drowned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.127.179.10 (talk) 21:11, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] birthdate and age at marriage

Different online sources report her birth year as either 1934 or 1935. The marriage date of January 1948 seems consistently reported. The biography on her official site says she was married when she was "barely 14" [1] which could read as "not quite 14" if 1934 is the correct birth year. Anyone got a hardcopy of either of the two published autobiographies? Meanwhile I changed the birth year in the article to 1934, to be consistent with the official site, but further checking would be helpful. Phr 14:31, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Loretta has never acknowledged her year of birth at any point in her career from what I have read. She does not mention the year in either autobiography. 1935 has been used throughout her career, possibly just a guess from Decca publicists. Given that Loretta has always stated she married at 13 and that her marriage in January 10, 1948 is a fact, 1934 is probably correct. It's also possible the 1935 date was guessed at by journalists knowing she married at 13 in 1948 not considering that she married early in the year. - Teeb

Her Kentucky Birth Index entry says 14 April 1932.[2] --Fallout boy 19:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kids today

I don't see any mention of The Lynns, formed by 2 of her daughters (who I can't name...). Can anybody confirm & include? Trekphiler 02:47, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] one of the most famous women in all of America

The statement "In the 1970's she became one of the most famous women in all of America..." is not NPOV.

The part about her brother or son living in a dumpster????

[edit] Revisions: Original information not as they were  ?

I was reviewing the old listing and it seems, the original listing mentioned that the owner of Zero REcords was Buck...and that he started the company for that reaason to promote Loretta Lynn.

I cannot seem to find that in the old revisions...?

Am I doing something wrong ?

--Caesar J. B. Squitti : Son of Maryann Rosso and Arthur Natale Squitti 16:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] cleanup and sources

I did a big cleanup on the article, mostly dealing with choppy sentence structure and bad grammar. But I would like to get some sources here, and maybe more on her legacy (i.e. what do/did other C/W people in think about her). I will bop around the internet, but if anyone has a copy of either of her autobiographies and could add citations, that would be great. Natalie 00:16, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] bad sources

In the "Early Years" section, this site is given as a source, but it says nothing about Lynn at all. This cite is given for other information in the same paragraph, but I doubt its reliability. The only information about Lynn and Don Grashey is one uncited sentence ("One of his claims to fame is discovering Loretta Lynn") buried in an article about another band. I am removing the information cited by these sources, since they directly contradict the info in Lynn's official bio and are not reliable. Natalie 00:46, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Birthplace

Loretta was born in Butcher HOLLER, NOT HOLLOW, Kentucky. you poor city folk need to get that straight !!!!!

George Herbert Walker Bush - I had to think about this for a moment; who on earth refers to the former president as such? George Bush, Snr would be more appropriate.

[edit] Year of bith

The year of birth was changed with this [3] edit from 1935 to 1934 with no given source. In six interwikis it is 1934, only in et:Loretta Lynn it is 1935, but this article is new and perhaps based on this one. -- Ilion2 14:32, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Birth Order

Begining of article states that she is the 2nd of 8 children. Later on the page, she is listed as the eldest of 8 children. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.39.161.74 (talk) 17:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Politics

If she has supported and maintained friendships with both Republican and Democratic presidents, on what grounds is she believed to be a Republican, as stated in the article? I see no citation. fishhead64 (talk) 21:30, 19 December 2007 (UTC)