Keith Urban will momentarily step away from his 'American Idol' duties to host his fourth-annual We're All for the Hall benefit concert, scheduled for April 16 at Nashville's Bridgetone Arena.
BRET MICHAELS has recorded yet another version of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". This time, it's a duet LORETTA LYNN. Talk about an unlikely combination. Listen to the collaboration below and let us know what you think.
The home of country star Loretta Lynn has reportedly sustained damage from the severe thunderstorms that swept through Tennessee early Wednesday (Jan. 30).
Crystal Gayle is one of those country artists who have had a number of crossover pop hits as well. Today, her biggest crossover hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", which was number one on the country charts on this day in 1977 begins our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. Having Loretta Lynn as your big sister is a tough act to follow, but Crystal Gayle did so with many hits in the 1970s and '80s.
Country music legend Loretta Lynn is set to celebrate her 50th anniversary on the Grand Ole Opry on Sept. 25, and it’s shaping up to be a big all-star party. The ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ singer will be joined by her sister, Crystal Gayle, as well as friends like Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Trace Adkins, and Pistol Annies, who will be making their debut on the hallowed stage.
Cute alert! Earlier this week, Tayla Lynn — of country trio Stealing Angels and granddaughter to the legendary Loretta Lynn — had her loving “Memaw” over to meet her 3-week-old son, Tru, for the very first time.
Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and guess who’s going to play the lead role? Adorable ‘New Girl’ star Zooey Deschanel! The celebrated country star revealed her plans for the musical adaptation of ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ on Thursday night (May 10) during a Grand Ole Opry performance at the Ryman Auditorium — and she brought Deschanel on stage to help share the news, much to the audience’s surprise.
On May 1, 1980, the Academy of Country Music named Loretta Lynn the "80s Artist Of The Decade". We honor Loretta Lynn today on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. with her signature song, "Coal Miner's Daughter", which she also wrote and hit number one back in 197o.
The legendary drummer for "The Band" Levon Helm is in "the final stages" of his battle with cancer according to a press release issued by his wife and daughter and reported by CMT. Helm, the lead vocalist for such Band favorites as "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "The Weight", was also a talented actor who starred as Loretta Lynn's father in the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter". Here is the full statement as posted on his website.
Eighties rocker Bret Michaels of Poison has revealed he enjoyed Thanksgiving at Loretta Lynn‘s Hurricane Mills, Tenn. ranch, and afterward the two collaborated on a few songs. Rolling Stone reports Michaels and Lynn are going to re-record his band’s 1988 hit ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’ for Michaels’ upcoming solo album.
A knee surgery and pneumonia kept country legend Loretta Lynn from fulfilling a number of her late 2011 tour dates. An unknown ailment is keeping her off the road to begin 2012. The singer has canceled her first shows of the year, a Jan. 7 stop in Ashland, Ken. and a Jan. 8 show in Durham, N.C.
Forty-one years ago today, the number one country song was Loretta's Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter". What a great reason to feature it on our "Country Classic Double" today at 11:30 a.m.
