It’s Lynn’s song containing a different source of inspiration. [The song] says we’d go without shoes in the summer. My mommy, to me, was beautiful. The following verses reflected more hardships in Loretta Lynn’s life. For the song’s final verse, the now-adult Lynn honored the memories she had as a coal miner’s daughter. The way Lynn chose to tell it in the book, she was married at 13, moved with her husband to Washington State at 16 and was a mother of four by 18. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Just sang, I didn’t play guitar. The film's soundtrack featured Spacek singing all of Lynn's hits sung in the movie, including "Coal Miner's Daughter". It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. But she didn’t complain. This included “The Coal Miner’s Daughter”. The Story Behind The Song: ”Coal Miner’s Daughter”, Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse, Country Music Legend Gene Watson Grew Up In Rural Texas. "When I was born, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the president for several years. by "Mooney" Lynn. The beauty and undying strength of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” lies in the truth. It sometimes does come true and when it does, it always adds spice to every story. Listen & Subscribe to BiB We had the pleasure of interviewing Bill Kelliher of Mastodon over Zoom video! STORY BEHIND THE SONG Loretta Lynn The Truth about “Coal Miner’s Daughter” By PAUL ZOLLO “You can call me anytime,” she said over the phone from her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. I didn’t have a drink but whoever had a drink had a drink. EMAIL ME. “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” upon its release made it to the top of the charts. A hillbilly party. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Behind the Song: “Angel from Montgomery” by John Prine, Bruce Springsteen Announces Special COVID-19 Relief Concert, “Jersey 4 Jersey”. This song became Lynn’s signature song. | Cookie Settings. We’d have holes in our shoes, and put paste-board in our shoes. The song doesn’t tell half of it. The movie made $67 million nationwide and was nominated for seven Oscars; Spacek won for her portrayal of Lynn. Later, Lynn would find herself performing in stages. Yet even those of us who have never been to Butcher’s Holler – or any holler for that matter – can experience the world of her childhood. Lynn would release sixteen of her 70 top charted songs during the 1960s and the 1970s. And Daddy picked me up and carried me home. But then Gibson gave me a guitar, and I wrote all the others on that one. I told him exactly how I wanted it, whether I wanted the steel to start it, or the fiddle. In 1980, a film, “The Coal Miner’s Daughter”, was released in honor of Lynn. And Daddy only weighed 117 pounds. She’d scrub on those washboards all day and her fingers would bleed. When asked his own birthday, like a good brother, he replied: "I was born a year and a half after she was.". That was our light. In 1972, Lynn became the first woman to be named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. An AP reporter recently found Lynn's birth certificate online that listed a different birthdate from the one listed in the news agency's database of celebrity birthdays. The Grammy-winning singer recently announced that it will become a Broadway musical, starring actress and singer Zooey Deschanel. Social Security Administration officials said privacy laws prevent them from releasing information about any living person, including a birth date. And Daddy only weighed 117 pounds. During the day he would work in the cornfields. Lynn also mentioned that during the summertime they won’t be able to have shoes to wear. I would hide and cry. I would help my daddy a lot and bring the water in at night when I wasn’t being lazy. "In the 1960s, you didn't have the 24-hour news cycle, saturation of personality journalism that you have today. She would can, and I would pick wild blackberries. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Most books and public references to Lynn list her current age as 77. The beauty and undying strength of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” lies in the truth. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, Lynn named her 1976 autobiography after this song. It was my arrangement. Eight kids. We ultimately believe in success. She’d pull them loose and I’d see the hide come off of those fingers. There are a lot of poor people in our country if you go to the right places. I love that name live you Loretta Lynn. ( Log Out /  I was second, so I would take care of the kids while Mommy did the sewing and the cleaning and everything else. My daddy would work all night in the coal mine. We had a well. We cut it in Owen’s studio in his barn. There’s the line “Daddy always managed to get the money somewhere.” Parents do what they have to do. It had about ten verses, and he said it was too long. And I have lost those verses, I do not remember them. I was second, so I would take care of the kids while Mommy did the sewing and the cleaning and everything else. "It wasn't until much later that people became aware of her backstory, but the music itself is what made her a star. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. After scenes of her becoming a superstar, the pressure has finally taken its toll on her. The film had this rags-to-riches story where success would be the catalyst of failure. When Loretta appeared at Nashville’s famed Quonset Hut studio to record the song on October 1, 1969, it was determined that nine verses, would make the recording much too long for a successful release as a single, so her longtime producer Owen Bradley helped her trim it up. Miss Loretta in Nashville, photo by Stephanie Chernikowski/Morrison Hotel Gallery. The song doesn’t tell half of it. The song says Mommy’s fingers were bleeding. Eight kids. She would rock the babies by the coal oil light, like in the song. I would go and pick from morning till night. It was my husband Doo’s idea to put a banjo on it after. "It's her book, and I never saw a birth certificate, marriage license. Lynn's daughter, Patsy Lynn Russell, did not respond to emailed requests for comment. Webb, her brother who lives in their hometown of Van Lear, Ky., believes "there might have been a mix--up somewhere along the line" when Lynn first arrived in Nashville and signed with the Wilburn Brothers. The reporter changed the date in the database; when the new birthday was used in a recent story, the Country Music Hall of Fame contacted the AP about the discrepancy. The song drew a picture of Lynn’s daily life. Memories that would not fade through time. He had to make a living for us. That is, except the parts she cut out, as related during our talk on the origins of this remarkable song. Here’s a list: 1970 December: Billboard Hot Country Singles (1 week), Billboard Hot 100 – Number 837th Highest Grossing Film in 1980, Academy Awards (1981): Best Actress in a Leading Role: Sissy Spacek (Oscar), Golden Globe, USA (1981)Best Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalBest Actress in Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Sissy Spacek, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1980)Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, Los Angel Film Critics Association Awards (1980)Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, National Board of Review (1980)Best Actress: Sissy SpacekTop Ten Films, National Film Preservation Board USA (1981)Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1981)Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1980)Best Actress: Sissy Spacek. I don't need nobody out there saying, 'She don't look bad considering she's such-and-such years old.'". PHOTOS: Academy of Country Music Awards Red-Carpet Arrivals. Lynn's father, Theodore Melvin "Ted" Webb, faced risks of collapses, gas explosions, and gas poisoning and a host of potential illnesses every day, and if he was lucky, he could bring home a few dollars for his trouble. She said that Lynn has told her before in no uncertain terms, "If anyone asks how old I am, tell them it's none of their business!". It is woven into her compelling life story, made famous in her 1976 bestselling autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, and the subsequent film starring Sissy Spacek. My daddy would work all night in the coal mine. When contacted by the AP, Lynn's spokeswoman, Nancy Russell of Nashville, Tenn., declined comment. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Just a couple takes at the most. 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The biography, the life story was just the icing on the cake.". Born in 1932 in Butcher’s Holler, Kentucky, she wrote about the real facts of her life, and turned it into classic song. They’re lost forever. Born in 1932 in Butcher’s Holler, Kentucky, she wrote about the real facts of her life, and turned it into classic song. During the day he would work in the cornfields. These cookies do not store any personal information.