Loretta Lynn Just Taught Us All a Very Important Lesson

01/14/21 • 14 min

There's a problem with Loretta Lynn’s new album, and it’s kind of a big one. The press release says Still Woman Enough is a celebration of women in country music but it should say it’s a celebration of white women in country music. To what degree should we eviscerate an 88-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer, and true pioneer in American history? The answer to that requires a bit of research.
Read: Rest In Peace, Ceasar Gaiters in the Richmond Times Dispatch
Listen: Loretta Lynn recites "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Loretta Lynn's Still Woman Enough album drops on March 19.

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Listen: Big Rick's interview with Gary LeVox on Korn Country.
See: Rick's tweet with the graphic Gary posted on Instagram and Facebook.
Follow: Rick on Twitter at @OnAirWithRick
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