Loretta Lynn before she was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   1951 Logging country, 1951

   In 1951 she moved to Washington State, where her husband logged.

   Moved to Washington State, where her husband worked as a logger. Source

2. 

   1952 Four children by twenty

   By 1952 she was raising four children, still not twenty.

   Was raising four children before she turned twenty. Source

3. 

   1953 A cheap Harmony guitar

   Her husband handed her a cheap Harmony guitar. She taught herself.

   Was given a cheap Harmony guitar by her husband, and taught herself to play. Source

4. 

   1960 Tiny Vancouver label

   In 1960 she recorded I'm a Honky Tonk Girl for a tiny Vancouver label.

   Recorded I'm a Honky Tonk Girl for a tiny Vancouver label. Source

5. 

   1960 Station to station

   Then she drove station to station, asking them to play it.

   Drove from station to station across the country, asking them to play the record. Source

6. 1932

   Was born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, the daughter of a coal miner. Source

7. 1938

   Grew up in a cabin with no electricity, one of eight children. Source

8. 1948

   Married at fifteen, weeks after meeting her husband. Source

9. 1959

   Sang in local taverns around Custer with a band her brother played in. Source

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