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.

Loretta Lynn released “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as a single in October 1970. By the end of the year, the song had climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The 24-year-old Russell joined Wynonna Judd to perform a medley that featured "Coal Miner's Daughter," one of Lynn's signature songs, accompanied by images of the late country icon.

The late, great Loretta Lynn died in October at age 90, ending a legendary career in country music that remained vital well into old age. To honor Lynn on tonight’s telecast from LA, the Grammys ...