Country music legend Loretta Lynn suffers stroke

Loretta Lynn - photo by Jessica Blankenship Bray

Kentucky country music native, Loretta Lynn, suffered a stroke on Thursday, May 4th.  According to her website, she is expected to make a full recovery.  She recently celebrated her 85th birthday with two sold out concerts at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

American country music legend Loretta Lynn was admitted into a hospital in Nashville last night after she suffered a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

She is currently under medical care and is responsive and expected to make a full recovery.

Loretta, who just celebrated her 85th birthday, has been advised by her doctors to stay off the road while she is recuperating. Regrettably, upcoming scheduled shows will be postponed.

For information on when shows will be rescheduled, fans are encouraged to visit LorettaLynn.com.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Loretta Lynn and her family.

Loretta Lynn honored at Pre-Grammy event

Photo: David McClister

Saturday night, country music legend, Loretta Lynn was honored by the Americana Music Association as a salute to her living legend status.  Quite a few artists were on hand to sing in tribute to Loretta Lynn at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

About two dozen music artists of multiple genres were a part of the two hour salute to Loretta Lynn.  Loretta Lynn opted to not travel 2,000 bus trip from her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, and she doesn't like to fly.  Instead, she wrote a letter that Brandy Clark read, thanking everyone for the tribute.  Two special people were on hand that are close to Loretta Lynn - her daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and granddaughter Emmy Rose. Both performed songs in her honor as well, keeping the vocal 

Here's the setlist:

“Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” — the O’Connor Band

“You Wanna Give Me a Lift” — Sierra Hull

“Silver Threads and Golden Needles” — Leslie Stevens

“Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)” — Shannon McNally

“The Home You’re Tearing Down” — ZZ Ward

“In the Pines” — Fantastic Negrito

“Fist City” — Wheeler Walker Jr.

“Hello Darlin’” — Kesha

“I Wanna Be Free” — Jack Ingram

“After the Fire is Gone” — Ingram and McNally

“Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)” — Lori McKenna with McNally

“You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly” — McKenna and Robbie Fulks

“The Pill” — Fulks

“Whispering Sea” — Joe Henry

“Everything It Takes” — Patsy Lynn Russell with John Carter Cash

“Memaw’s Guitar” — Emmy Rose

“Lay Me Down” — Emmy Rose and Hank Compton

“You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)” — Brandy Clark

“Coal Miner’s Daughter” — Brandy Clark

“Will the Circle Be Unbroken” — cast