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Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Flowers stand near the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Christopher Rinkleib signs a book of condolence at the plaque of Loretta Lynn in the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) FILE - Loretta Lynn, center, Tanya Tucker, left, and Crystal Gayle perform at Lynn's 87th Birthday Tribute at Bridgestone Arena on Monday, April 1, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Country music singer Loretta Lynn points to her Hollywood Walk of Fame star during induction ceremonies in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 8, 1978. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Loretta Lynn poses for a photo at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 10, 2016. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (Photo by Donn Jones/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Country music great Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait in September 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Christoper Berkey, File) FILE - Loretta Lynn waves to the crowd after performing during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)