1960: Lynn Cuts Her First Record
Loretta Lynn married Oliver Vanetta “Doolittle” Lynn when she was only 15 years old. With her husband’s encouragement, Lynn bought herself a $17 Harmony guitar and taught herself how to play it. She started her own band, Loretta and the Trailblazers, with her brother Jay Lee on lead guitar. Lynn cut her first record, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” in 1960 and became a fixture on the Nashville scene. Other 1960s hits include “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)” and “Fist City.”