How Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter fared while auditioning on ‘American Idol’
26.02.2024 - 18:25
/ nypost.com
country music legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for “American Idol” on Sunday’s episode of the ABC music competition show, surprising the judges. Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan seemed to be in the dark about her impressive family tree — at first. “Growing up, I sang music my entire life,” Russell said.
“I just love writing. I’m 24 years old. Songwriter, I love music.
I don’t really sing out as much anymore, but growing up I sang on the road with… my grandma’s a country singer.”“Who’s your grandmother?” Bryan asked.The judges were shocked when she revealed it. Lynn died at 90 in 2022. Before that, the four-time Grammy winner had a towering career spanning six decades.
Born and raised in rural Kentucky, Lynn burst onto the scene with tracks such as 1960’s “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” and 1971’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”Lynn, who got married at 15, used her impoverished childhood as the basis for many of her hits. The Country Music Hall of Famer also wrote songs about cheating husbands, divorce and birth control. For that, she sometimes faced censorship from radio programmers for material that even rock stars once shied away from.
Lynn’s other hits included “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)” and “You’re Looking at Country.”When she died, she left behind four children, 17 grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.Russell’s mother, Patsy Lynn, is also a country singer, and she was named after Loretta’s late best friend and country music legend, Patsy Cline, who died at 30 in a plane crash in 1963. “I know that your memaw would be so proud of you,” Patsy told Emmy in a segment shown onscreen. “You go out there and show them your heart.”After shocking the judges by
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