In the late 1950s, Lynn started her first band, Loretta & The Trailblazers, which included her brother Jay Lee Webb playing guitar, according to her website biography. They played small shows in ...

The secret of Loretta Lynn, historians Mary Bufwack and Robert ... Recognizing the talent in Loretta’s voice, Doolittle bought her a guitar. Soon she was performing locally and, by early 1960 ...