Editing Loretta Lynn (section)

===1967–1980: Breakthrough success===
In 1967, Lynn released the single "[[Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)]]",<ref>Wolff, Kurt (2000). ''In Country Music: The Rough Guide''. Orla Duane (ed.), London: Rough Guides Ltd. p. 311.<!-- ISBN needed --></ref> It was her second number one country hit.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=209}}</ref>

Lynn's next album, ''[[Fist City (Loretta Lynn album)|Fist City]]'', was released in 1968. The [[Fist City|title track]] became Lynn's third No.&nbsp;1 hit, as a single earlier that year, and the other single from the album, "[[What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)]]", peaked within the top 10. In 1968, her next studio album, ''[[Your Squaw Is on the Warpath]]'', spawned two Top 5 Country hits, including the [[Your Squaw Is on the Warpath (song)|title track]] and "[[You've Just Stepped In (From Stepping Out on Me)]]". In 1969, her next single, "[[Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)]]", was Lynn's fourth chart-topper, followed by a subsequent Top 10, "[[To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)]]".  Her song "[[You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)]]", was an instant hit and became one of Lynn's all-time most popular. Her career continued to be successful into the 1970s, especially following the success of her autobiographical hit "[[Coal Miner's Daughter (song)|Coal Miner's Daughter]]", which peaked at No.&nbsp;1 on the [[Hot Country Songs|Billboard Country Chart]] in 1970. The song became her first single to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at No. 83. She had a series of singles that charted low on the Hot 100 between 1970 and 1975. In 1978, she became a special guest star on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. The song "Coal Miner's Daughter" later served as the impetus for her bestselling autobiography (1976) and the [[Coal Miner's Daughter (film)|Oscar-winning biopic]], both of which share the song's title.<ref>''Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music In America''. Paul Kingsbury & Alanna Nash (eds.) London: Rough Guides Ltd., 2006, p. 251<!-- year of publication, ISBN needed --></ref>

In 1973, "[[Rated "X"]]" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and was considered one of Lynn's most controversial hits. The following year, her next single, "[[Love Is the Foundation (song)|Love Is the Foundation]]", also became a No. 1 country hit from her [[Love Is the Foundation|album of the same name]]. The second and last single from that album, "[[Hey Loretta]]", became a Top 5 hit. Lynn continued to reach the Top 10 until the end of the decade, including 1975's "[[The Pill (song)|The Pill]]", one of the first songs to discuss [[birth control]]. Many of Lynn's songs were autobiographical, and as a songwriter, Lynn felt no topic was off limits, as long as it was relatable to women.<ref name=CBS/> In 1976, she released her autobiography, ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', with the help of writer [[George Vecsey]]. It became a bestseller, with more than 8 weeks on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/08/archives/paperback-talk-paperback-talk.html|title=PAPERBACK TALK|first=Ray|last=Walters|newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 8, 1977}}</ref>

====Professional partnership with Conway Twitty====
[[File:DavidConwayLoretta.jpg|thumb|right|David Barnes, Conway Twitty and Lynn in 1979]]In 1971, Lynn began a professional partnership with [[Conway Twitty]]. As a duo, Lynn and Twitty had five consecutive No. 1 hits between 1971 and 1975, including "[[After the Fire Is Gone]]" (1971), which won them a Grammy award; "[[Lead Me On (Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn song)|Lead Me On]]" (1971); "[[Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (song)|Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man]]" (1973); "[[As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone]]" (1974); and "[[Feelins']]" (1974). For four consecutive years, 1972–1975, Lynn and Twitty were named the "Vocal Duo of the Year" by the [[Country Music Association]]. The [[Academy of Country Music]] named them the "[[Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year|Best Vocal Duet]]" in 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1976. The [[American Music awards]] selected them as the "Favorite Country Duo" in 1975, 1976, and 1977. The fan-voted [[CMT Music Awards|Music City News]] readers voted them the No.&nbsp;1 duet every year between 1971 and 1981, inclusive. In addition to their five No. 1 singles, they had seven other Top 10 hits between 1976 and 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from CMT |url=https://www.cmt.com/fan-hub/music?xrs=PPM-18-10caf1h |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204042146/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/gerrard_alice/bio.jhtml |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |access-date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=Country Music Television}}</ref>

As a solo artist, Lynn continued her success in 1971, achieving her fifth No. 1 solo hit, "[[One's on the Way]]", written by poet and songwriter [[Shel Silverstein]]. She also charted with  "[[I Wanna Be Free (Loretta Lynn song)|I Wanna Be Free]]", "[[You're Lookin' at Country]]", and 1972's "[[Here I Am Again (song)|Here I Am Again]]", all released on separate albums. The next year, she became the first country star on the cover of ''[[Newsweek]]''.<ref name="countrypolitan.com">[http://www.countrypolitan.com/bio-loretta-lynn.php Loretta Lynn biography], Countrypolitan.com. Retrieved April 18, 2008.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206185830/http://www.countrypolitan.com/bio-loretta-lynn.php |date=February 6, 2008 }}</ref> In 1972, Lynn was the first woman to be nominated and win Entertainer of the Year at the CMA awards. She won the Female Vocalist of the Year and Duo of the Year with Conway Twitty, beating out [[George Jones]] and Tammy Wynette and [[Porter Wagoner]] and [[Dolly Parton]].<ref>{{cite web |date=October 9, 2008 |title=CMA Awards: Archive: 1972 |url=http://www.cmt.com/cma-awards/1972.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924020939/http://www.cmt.com/cma-awards/1972.jhtml |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |access-date=September 23, 2016 |website=[[Country Music Association Awards]]}}</ref>

====Tribute album for Patsy Cline, other projects, and honors====
In 1977, Lynn recorded ''[[I Remember Patsy]]'', an album dedicated to her friend, singer [[Patsy Cline]], who died in a plane crash in 1963. The album covered some of Cline's biggest hits. The two singles Lynn released from the album, "[[She's Got You]]" and "Why Can't He Be You", became hits. "She's Got You", which went to No. 1 by Cline in 1962 and went to No. 1 again by Lynn. "[[Why Can't He Be You]]" peaked at No. 7. Lynn had her last No.&nbsp;1 hit in 1978 with "[[Out of My Head and Back in My Bed (song)|Out of My Head and Back in My Bed]]".<ref name="Billboard Singles"/>

In 1979, Lynn had two Top 5 hits, "[[I Can't Feel You Anymore]]" and "[[I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind]]", from separate albums.<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research}}</ref>
[[File:Loretta Lynn 1975 on tour.jpg|thumb|upright|Lynn on tour in 1975]]
Devoted to her fans, Lynn told the editor of [[Salisbury, Maryland]]'s newspaper the reason she signed hundreds of autographs: "These people are my fans... I'll stay here until the very last one wants my autograph. Without these people, I am nobody. I love these people." In 1979, she became the spokesperson for [[Procter & Gamble]]'s [[Crisco]] Oil. Because of her dominant hold on the 1970s, Lynn was named the "Artist of the Decade" by the Academy of Country Music. She is the only woman to have won this honor.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/loretta-lynn-awards-show-history/|title=The Many Times Loretta Lynn Made Awards Show History|first1=Paul|last1=Grein|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 4, 2022}}</ref>

Lynn became a part of the country music scene in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in the 1960s. In 1967, she had the first of 16 No. 1 hits, out of 70 charted songs as a solo artist and a duet partner.<ref name="Loretta Lynn at CMT.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.cmt.com/fan-hub/music?xrs=PPM-18-10caf1h|title=Country Music Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from CMT|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> Her later hits include "[[Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)]]", "[[You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)]]", "[[Fist City]]", and "[[Coal Miner's Daughter (song)|Coal Miner's Daughter]]".<ref name="Coal Miner's Daughter, p. 73">''Coal Miner's Daughter''. p. 73.</ref>

Lynn focused on women's issues with themes about philandering husbands and persistent mistresses. Her music was inspired by issues she faced in her marriage. She increased the boundaries in the conservative genre of country music by singing about birth control ("[[The Pill (song)|The Pill]]"), repeated childbirth ("[[One's on the Way]]"), double standards for men and women ("[[Rated "X"|Rated 'X']]"), and being widowed by the draft during the [[Vietnam War]] ("Dear Uncle Sam").<ref>{{cite web|last=Thanki|first=Juli|title=20 Most Controversial Songs by Women|url=http://www.engine145.com/20-most-controversial-songs-by-women|publisher=Engine 145|access-date=April 6, 2014|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407104144/http://www.engine145.com/20-most-controversial-songs-by-women/|archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref>

Country music radio stations often refused to play her music and in a 1987 interview she said eight of her songs had been banned.<ref>{{cite news
|url = https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2022-10-04/loretta-lynn-dead-at-90-was-unapologetic-in-our-1987-interview-ive-had-eight-of-my-songs-banned
|title = Loretta Lynn, dead at 90, was unapologetic in our 1987 interview: 'I've had eight of my songs banned!'|date = October 4, 2022|accessdate = October 6, 2022|first1= George |last1=Varga |newspaper = [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]}}</ref>

Her bestselling 1976 autobiography, ''Coal Miner's Daughter'', was made into an [[Academy Award]]–winning [[Coal Miner's Daughter (film)|film with the same title]] in 1980, starring [[Sissy Spacek]] and [[Tommy Lee Jones]]. Spacek won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her role as Lynn. Lynn's album ''[[Van Lear Rose]]'', released in 2004, was produced by the [[alternative rock]] musician [[Jack White]]. Lynn and White were nominated for five Grammys and won two.<ref name="47th Grammy">{{cite web|title=2004 GRAMMY WINNERS{{!}}47th Annual GRAMMY Awards|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/47th-annual-grammy-awards|website=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=October 11, 2022|date=January 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/12/loretta-lynn-love-is-the-foundation.html|title=Loretta Lynn – Love Is The Foundation|access-date=October 30, 2018|language=en|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116142209/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/12/loretta-lynn-love-is-the-foundation.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Lynn received numerous awards in country and American music. She was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1983, the [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 1988, and the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2008. She was honored in 2010 at the [[Academy of Country Music|Country Music Awards]]. She was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Barack Obama]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/presidential-medal-of-freedom-honors-diverse-group-of-americans/2013/11/20/7651bcdc-5190-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html|title=Presidential Medal of Freedom honors diverse group of Americans|last=Branigin|first=William|date=November 20, 2013|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=January 17, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Lynn was a member of the [[The Grand Ole Opry|Grand Ole Opry]] since joining on September 25, 1962. Her debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry was on October 15, 1960. Lynn recorded 70 albums including 54 studio albums, 15 compilation albums, and a tribute album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discography|url=http://www.lorettalynn.com/50/?page_id=499|publisher=LorettaLynn.com|access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=self-published source|date=November 2015}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/artist/613260c3-d620-4645-94cd-33cd55f29b1e/releases|title=Loretta Lynn – Releases – MusicBrainz|website=musicbrainz.org|language=en|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref>