
Loretta Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky[1], on April 14, 1932. She was the second of eight children born (the oldest daughter) into the coal industry, a hard-earned living she’d later immortalize in her music.
The Coal Miner’s Daughter

Loretta Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky[1], on April 14, 1932. She was the second of eight children born (the oldest daughter) into the coal industry, a hard-earned living she’d later immortalize in her music.