Much of it was based on her childhood with ... everything to know about Loretta Lynn’s seven siblings. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Despite living in a musical home, none of the siblings had ...

The secret of Loretta Lynn, historians Mary Bufwack and Robert Oermann write, “is in her honesty. Her strength is in her womanhood. Her pride is in her working-class background.” She achieved ...

Loretta Lynn, who rose from a hardscrabble upbringing ... where she set up a ranch complete with a replica of her childhood home and a museum that is a popular roadside tourist stop.