Loretta Lynn, queen of country music, discovered during her first televised act in Washington

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The famed singer once lived in Washington state, where her country music talent was truly discovered in her first televised performance in Tacoma.

The music legend, who recorded 16 number one singles, won three Grammys, is in two music halls of fame and was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, moved to the Whatcom County town of Custer from Kentucky when she was only 14 years old. She was pregnant and married to her 21-year-old husband, Oliver Vanetta “Mooney” Lynn Jr.

After her husband bought her a guitar at Sears when she was 18, Lynn sang and played at the local grange and some clubs. A wealth lumber baron from Vancouver happened to see that show and was so impressed that he offered to finance her first recording, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” which went on to be her first hit single.

 

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