In 1953, Lynn started to teach herself to play on the $17 guitar, fitting her lyrics to music. Shortly after, she started her first band, Loretta & the Trailblazers, playing various Washington venues.

Loretta Lynn in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 10, 2016. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Oct. 4 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90.

Jenna Bush Hager was lucky enough to interview Loretta Lynn several years ago, and the country legend taught her a rather memorable lesson. Lynn, who died at the age of 90 on Oct. 4, was most ...