Reba McEntire opened the “ Opry 100: A Live Celebration” by honoring her two country heroes; Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.

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Nashvillian Emmy Russell chose a familiar song to sing on Monday night's "American Idol." She chose her grandmother, Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter." ...

A portrait of Patsy Cline in 1957; A portrait of Loretta Lynn on January 1 ... Cline had navigated the Nashville country ...

Loretta Lynn herself made several appearances — in video footage and recordings — at her own public memorial service on Sunday night in Nashville. During one of those moments, the country icon ...

Loretta Lynn, a dirt-poor Kentucky coal miner's daughter ... Lynn was hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2017 after suffering a stroke at her Hurricane Mills home. The country singer was ...

Loretta Lynn's music and story will be at the center ... when Lynn first announced it during a performance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. At the time, she said that actor Zooey Deschanel had ...

The family of the late Loretta Lynn sent a message of support and love ... "We've been like sisters all the years we've been in Nashville and she was a wonderful human being, wonderful talent ...

Hot on the heels of Dolly Parton's life story being adapted for the stage in a Broadway-bound musical debuting in Nashville this spring, "Coal Miner's Daughter" vocalist Loretta Lynn also has a ...

Reba McEntire gave a moving tribute to Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn during NBC's Opry 100: A Live Celebration.