The singer-songwriter reiterated the need to save the sounds of traditional country music.
“I’m not happy at all,” Lynn said. “I think that they’re completely losing it. And I think that’s a sad situation because we should never let country music die. I think that every type of music should be saved, and country is one of the greatest. It’s been around, as far as I’m concerned, longer than any of it.”
The country music genre has certainly shifted since the Kentucky native first made her mark as a trailblazer in the genre with hit songs such as “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’,” “One’s On the Way,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man),” “Fist City” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Known for her heartfelt and truth-filled lyrics, Lynn released her debut single “I’m A Honky Tonk Girl” in 1960.
In 2019, the country icon celebrated her 87th birthday with a star-studded Nashville concert featuring McBride, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Tanya Tucker, Kacey Musgraves, her sister Crystal Gayle and more. Keith Urban was even on hand to surprise Lynn by jumping out of her birthday cake.