Loretta Lynn — who died at the age of 90 on Oct. 4 — and her little sister Crystal Gayle had a relationship that stood the test of time Nancy Kruh is a Nashville-based writer-reporter for ...

Loretta Lynn (Center) poses with her mother, Clara Butcher, and sister, Crystal Gayle, at the 15th annual "Academy of Country Music Awards" ceremonies at Knott's Berry Farm May 1.

Refresh for updates… Superstar Dolly Parton and Crystal Gayle, the sister of Loretta Lynn who launched her own country music career with the hit 1977 song “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue ...

Loretta Lynn (Center) poses with her mother, Clara Butcher, and sister, Crystal Gayle, at the 15th annual "Academy of Country Music Awards" ceremonies at Knott's Berry Farm May 1. Getty ...

When Loretta Lynn and little sister Crystal Gayle posed for their joint PEOPLE cover story in 1978, they were two of country music's biggest stars. But behind the scenes, they were like any other ...

Refresh for updates… Superstar Dolly Parton and Crystal Gayle, the sister of Loretta Lynn who launched her own country music career with the hit 1977 song “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue ...

Brenda Lee “I have lost one of my dearest friends and the world has lost a true treasure.” Reba McEntire. In a statement, Reba McEntire compared Lynn to her own mother “Mama and Loretta ...

Peggy Sue, Crystal Gayle and Loretta Lynn (Shutterstock) Melvin Webb Born on Dec. 4, 1929, per Wide Open Country , “Junior” married a woman named Bonnie Faye, and together, they reportedly had ...

Decca envisioned Gayle as a Loretta Lynn clone. It didn’t work. Once Gayle, heeding Loretta’s advice, signed with United Artists in 1974, producer Reynolds gave her a country-pop sound and the ...

Peggy Sue Wright and Crystal Gayle honored their sister, the late country music legend Loretta Lynn during a special performance during the CMT Artist of the Year ceremony at the Schermerhorn ...

Crystal Gayle’s country star sister Loretta Lynn came up with her new name after record label bosses ordered her to change it. The 72-year-old singer was born Brenda Webb but she was asked to use a ...