A Big Piece of Country Music Died Today
A Big Piece of Country Music Died today-
The lady who defined country music for most of us has passed away. Little Loretta Webb from Butcher Holler, Kentucky passed away at her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee home today. God rest her soul.
If you are like me, you grew up listening to country music when it was at it's best. From George, Merle, Hank and Johnny to Loretta, Tammy and Dolly, country music was at it's best in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. The stories told in the songs made us cry, made us laugh and made us realize that the working man and woman often lived and loved just like we did....from paycheck to paycheck trying to provide a way for our family.
Loretta Lynn was a rebel who brought sass, brains and a keen business sense to the business. Once Kitty Wells broke the door down to Nashville, Loretta and the other girls moved in to plant themselves a firm foundation in the once male dominated music industry. Loretta would cover everything in songs such as " This Squaw is on the Warpath Tonight " , " The Pill " and " Don't Come Home a Drinkin' with Lovin' on your Mind ". She would celebrate her raisin' as we like to say in the South with the song that would define her career " Coal Miner's Daughter ". It would be made into a movie in 1980 in which Sissy Spacek would win an award.
A portion of the Porch centered around Loretta and her duet partner Conway Twitty. The song " Louisiana Woman and Mississippi Man" always made us smile. We turned it around and always sang "Mississippi Woman and Louisiana Man". It always reminded us of Momma and Daddy.
Loretta lived for her family and her fans. She celebrated where she came from and why the Lord put her here....to tell her stories. Oh my how she told them to us all. I am sad that she is no longer here but I celebrate the fact that she is now in the heavenly choir and that I got to grow up and listen to those stories through her songs....it was Country Music at it's finest....
" The Coal Miner's Daughter" will be forever missed....ESPECIALLY from this " Front Porch"
Ya'll have a blessed day as Nashville dims it's lights in respect to the lady and the legend.
Johnna
