![]() In the 1980s, as country music moved toward mainstream pop and away from a more traditional sound, Lynn's domination of the country charts began to ebb. ![]() Lynn became known for saucy, inventive song titles like "Rated 'X'," "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" and "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed"-all of which reached No. On her own, Lynn continued to churn out hits with Top 5 songs such as "Trouble in Paradise," "Hey Loretta," "When the Tingle Becomes a Chill" and "She's Got You." She also managed to stir up controversy when she wrote about the changing times for female sexuality with 1975's "The Pill," which some radio stations refused to play. Teaming up with Conway Twitty, Lynn won her first Grammy Award in 1972, for the duet "After the Fire Is Gone." The song was one of many successful collaborations between Lynn and Twitty, among a collection that included "Lead Me On," "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" and "Feelins'." Performing songs that explored romantic-and sometimes adulterous-relationships, they won the CMA Vocal Duo of the Year award for four consecutive years, from 1972 to 1975. And I'd take the dress off and go back into my jeans and wait until the next radio station.”ĭrawing from her own personal experiences of growing up poor but happy, in 1970, Lynn released perhaps her best-known song, "Coal Miner's Daughter," which quickly became a No. You can’t depend on somebody else writing them.” “Well, told me to get out of the jeans, you know? Of course, I would wear them until we'd get to the radio station, and then I'd get in the backseat and put on my dress. I had to have sense enough to know when I started writing and singing that I had to have more than just one record to work the rest of my life. Most of the time it’s a one-record wonder. When they get a hit out, they think every one they put out is going to be a hit. So I usually write from a woman's standpoint, unless it's something that doesn't have to be, like, 'Who's Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone?'” “People get lazy. I've had women come up and tell me that they were going through the same things. ![]() The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.“You either have to be first, best, or different.” “There's a lot of songs I've written that are about what things I've went through. In 2013 Lynn was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her half sister, Crystal Gayle, also had a successful recording career. Still Woman Enough, which was named after Lynn’s 2002 memoir, appeared in 2021. After battling several health issues, including a stroke in 2017, Lynn released the album Wouldn’t It Be Great (2018). She later recorded Full Circle (2016), an overview of her career that included new songs and remakes of some of her standards. In 2004 she joined forces with Jack White of the alternative rock group the White Stripes to produce the album Van Lear Rose, which garnered two Grammy Awards and a new audience for Lynn. However, she began recording again in 2000. Lynn retired from the music business in the 1990s as her popularity waned. The man who created comic book hero Wonder Woman and her Lasso of Truth also invented the real-life lie-detecting polygraph test. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.From tech to household and wellness products. This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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