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Title: LORETTA LYNN: COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER

Author: Loretta Lynn              Read By: Sissy Spacek

Year: 2010

Length: Unabridged

Category: Autobiography

Actual Length & Discs: 8 hrs., 3 min., on 7 discs

Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the Oscar-winning, Sissy Spacek-starring film of the same name, Coal Miner's Daughter recounts Loretta Lynn's astonishing journey to become one of the original queens of country music. Loretta grew up dirt poor in the mountains of Kentucky, she was married at 13 years old, and became a mother soon after. At the age of 24, her husband, Doo, gave her a guitar as an anniversary present. Soon, she began penning songs and singing in front of honky-tonk audiences and through years of hard work, talent, and true grit eventually made her way to Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry, eventually securing her place in country music history. Loretta's prolific and influential songwriting made her the first woman to receive a gold record in country music and got her named the first female Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association. This riveting memoir introduces listeners to all the highs and lows on her road to success and the tough, smart, funny, and fascinating woman behind the legend.

All cases are of the clam shell variety (as is seen in many libraries) which helps to protect the discs and cover cards, front and back.