loretta lynn

While working out this morning I was listening to one of my cassette tapes (OK, I can hear the snickering) and heard "Waterloo" by Stonewall Jackson. I started thinking about how different country music was 25, 30 or more years ago. Today's country artists are influenced more by pop or southern rock artists like the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd than Merle, Patsy, Loretta and "Old Hank". Then, the music was aimed primarily at an older blue collar and rural audience while today it crosses over countless demographics. Just look at the list of number one country songs from 1986, a mere 25 years ago.

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Loretta Lynn bounced back from a pneumonia scare and spent the holiday with an unusual guest.  She invited Bret Michaels of Poison to her home in Tennessee.  Michaels tweeted a photo of himself hugging Lynn, writing 'I cannot thank Loretta Lynn and her family enough for inviting us into her home for Thanksgiving.'

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One of country music's biggest stars, Loretta Lynn is featured today on our Big Frog 104 "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. Her big number one hit in 1970: "Coal Miner's Daughter" is an autobiographical look at Loretta's life, and prompted a TV movie back in the 1970s of the same name. Loretta has appeared in concert in central New York over the years, and her next scheduled appearance is March 3, 2012 at Turning Stone Resort & Casino.

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Last week, I asked a question on facebook after our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m.. I asked what artists you would like to hear on the double?

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The women of country music are being honored tonight on CBS.  Carrie Underwood, Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Jennifer Nettles, Martina McBride, Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Reba are all part of "Girls Night Out: Superstar Women of Country."   The concert was taped after the ACM awards in Las Vegas last month. 

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