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Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb April 14, 1932), is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist.
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In this week's Fox 411 Country Round-up Zooey Deschanel tells us how it feels to follow in Loretta Lynn's footsteps … on Broadway!Lynn announced May 10th during Opry Country Classics at the Ryman Auditorium that she chose Fox TV's "New Girl" star to portray her in an upcoming Broadway stage adaptation of Coal Miner's Daughter.
After the announcement, Deschanel grabbed a microphone and joined the country music legend for a duet of the song "Coal Miner's Daughter." At the Fox 2012 Programming Presentation Post-Show Party red carpet Deschanel told us this is something she's dreamed about doing for some time."I wanted to do that show on Broadway for a really long time so, I sort of chased after it," she said. "Loretta gave me her blessing and it's great."In new music, we highlight Willie Nelson's "Heroes" which features guests from Merle Haggard to his son Lukas Nelson. Lukas is on 10 of the 14 tracks and while he has his own album out, "Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real's Wasted," he ...Best-selling author , pickup artist and former celebrity journalist Neil Strauss has a new tell-all book about the secret life of celebrities he interviewed during ...
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Loretta Lynn announced in Nashville Thursday that actress and singer Zooey Deschanel will be portraying the country singer in a Broadway production of "Coal Miner's ...
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Country legend Loretta Lynn has rescheduled her first two shows of the year to give her knee more time to heal.The 76-year-old singer underwent total knee replacemen...
Country music legend Loretta Lynn was forced to cancel a concert scheduled for Sunday in Durham, N.C., as she battles pneumonia in the hospital.Doctors said Lynn, 76...
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