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.

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 ...

It was when she began singing Loretta Lynn tunes that she started on the path to singing in "Always Loretta," a stage show honoring the late ... Jan. 25—ASHLAND — It's unlikely Emily Portman ...