Loretta Lynn Slammed Rumors She Was on Her ‘Death Bed’ 3 Years Before She Died, Here’s How She Passed

For more about Loretta Lynn, read her memoir, Coal Miner’s Daughter. The New York Times bestseller—which was the inspiration of the 1980 Oscar-winning movie of the same name starring Sissy Spacek—takes readers through her life and career, from her dirt-poor childhood in the mountains of Kentucky, to her marriage at the age of 13, to becoming a grandmother at the age 29, to how she became one of the most prolific and influential artists in country music history. Told in Loretta Lynn’s own words, Coal Miner’s Daughter “introduces readers to all the highs and lows on her road to success and the tough, smart, funny, and fascinating woman behind the legend,” according to the publisher’s description.