"Emmy Russell you made your grandmother proud singing Coal Miners Daughter last night on 'American Idol,'" Lynn's sister, singer Crystal Gale, wrote on Facebook. "You were wonderful!!!" On X ...

Emmy Russell certainly stepped out from underneath ... Other musically inclined family members include Crystal Gale, Jay Lee Webb, Peggy Sue, Ernest Ray Lynn and others. Even her mother, Patsy ...

American Idol contestant Emmy Russell performed a moving tribute to her late grandmother Loretta Lynn when she sang her signature hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter” on the competition series last ...

Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Emmy Russell made a major impact during her run on Season 22 of American Idol, but looking back, she revealed one choice from the judges that made her angry.