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The town is the birthplace of country singer Loretta Lynn, who paid tribute to the community in the song "Coal Miner's Daughter", which begins with the lyrics Well, I was born'd a coal miner's daughter. In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler. Later in the song, she also mentions Van Lear, the larger community in which Butcher Hollow is located:
Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, on April 14, 1932. [3] She was the oldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959).
Loretta was famously born as a coal miner's daughter in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. She had seven siblings: Melvin, Herman, Willie "Jay" Lee, Donald, Peggy Sue, Betty, and Crystal Gayle.
Loretta Lynn in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 10, 2016. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Oct. 4 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90.
Still Woman Enough is a 2002 autobiography of American country music singer Loretta Lynn, written by Lynn and Patsi Bale Cox. [1] The book discusses, in-depth, Lynn's life, from her early days in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, as the daughter of a coal miner, her marriage to Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn, her musical career, and personal triumphs and trials in Lynn's life up to the time the book was written.
Loretta Lynn, the country music icon who never forgot her roots as a coal miner’s daughter, left a legacy of achievements and accolades before her death Tuesday at age 90.. Born in Butcher ...
Acclaimed country music icon Loretta Lynn, who scored over a dozen no. 1 hit singles and sold more than 45 million albums worldwide during her six-decade career, has died. She was 90.The beloved ...
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Won 1972 Nominated Entertainer of the Year Loretta Lynn Nominated Top Female Vocalist Nominated 1973 Won Album of the Year Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man: Nominated Love Is the Foundation: Nominated Top Vocal Group Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Nominated 1974 Won Album of the Year They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy