Loretta Lynn Describes Her Songwriting Philosophy
About the Episode
Coal miner’s daughter Loretta Lynn describes her songwriting philosophy. Just one of the stories in Country Music, the sweeping new series from filmmaker Ken Burns – coming to PBS September 15th at 8/7c. #CountryMusicPBS.
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