![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not only did she recount how her father worked as a coal miner and farmer, but also how her mother would read the Bible by a coal-oil light and have bloody fingers from constantly doing the laundry using a washboard. This composition laid out her story in stark detail. That’s what spurred her to write her career defining song, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ every verse a short story that’s rarely been equalled, even in a genre where storytelling is the most prized asset. Her father’s generation had also worked in appalling conditions – in his case as a coal miner – and he passed away from the miner’s disease black lung aged just 52. When Lynn’s career took off, women’s work in general was shockingly underpaid, and a fifth of Americans were living below the poverty line. She played and wrote many of her own songs at a time and in a genre when that was pretty rare, especially among female artists. As a self-taught guitarist and songwriter, she also grew up with two talented sisters in Crystal Gayle and Peggy Sue. A bona fide country music legend, Lynn was born in 1932 and raised in rural poverty in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. ![]()
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