This hit country song was written in 1970 by Loretta Lynn. With her plaintive, but proud voice, Lynn tells the story of growing up poor in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. Lynn, Nashville veteran Harold Ray Bradley, and Jack White of The White Stripes explain what makes the song a classic.
Coal Miner's Daughter
Artist: Loretta LynnAlbum: Loretta Lynn:The Definitive CollectionLabel: MCA NashvillePurchase: AmazonDon't Come Home A-Drinkin
Artist: Loretta LynnAlbum: Loretta Lynn: The Definitive CollectionLabel: MCA NashvillePurchase: AmazonOne's On The Way
Artist: Loretta LynnAlbum: Loretta Lynn: The Definitive CollectionLabel: MCA NashvillePurchase: AmazonCoal Miner's Daughter
Artist: Sissy SpacekAlbum: Coal Miner's Daughter: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackLabel: MCAPurchase: Amazon
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