In a heart-wrenching tribute, Faith Hill, accompanied by her husband Tim McGraw, fought back tears as she honored the late Loretta Lynn. The country music icon, who had passed away in her sleep at 90, was remembered in an emotionally charged moment that touched everyone present.
Loretta Lynn became a mainstay on the country charts after landing a Top 10 hit with the aptly named “Success.” Penning tracks that were often autobiographical and authentic, she wrote the No. 1 song “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” later published a book by the same name, and saw her life story depicted in an Oscar-nominated film. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Lynn had a slew of hits that included the chart-toppers “Fist City,” “Women of the World (Leave My World Alone),” “One’s on the Way,” “Trouble in Paradise,” and “She’s Got You,” as well as an array of popular collaborations with Conway Twitty. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Lynn reinvigorated her career in 2004 with the Grammy-winning Van Lear Rose, produced by Jack White, followed by the 2016 album Full Circle. Lynn died in October 2022 at age 90.
On May 4, 2017, the 85-year-old country legend suffered a stroke at her home and was hospitalized in Nashville. A statement on Lynn’s official website said she was responsive and expected to make a full recovery, though she would postpone upcoming shows. That October, Lynn made her first public appearance since the hospitalization when she inducted longtime friend Alan Jackson into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In January 2018, it was announced that Lynn had fractured her hip in a New Year’s Day fall at her home. Revealing that she was doing fine, family members were able to put a humorous spin on the situation, citing Lynn’s energetic new puppy as the cause of the incident.
Lynn died on October 4, 2022, at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The singer was 90 years old.