Lynn passed away at the age of 90. The family made a statement about her death.
The family said that their mother died peacefully this morning in her sleep at home in Hurricane Mills.
Lynn was raised in the depths of poverty by seven other children during the Great Depression. She left home at the age of 15 to live with her husband in Washington.
She released her first album in 1963. She wrote hits such as "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl," "You Ain't Woman Enough," and "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'" The 1969 No. 1 single, "Coal Miner's Daughter," is a hallmark track. Over a dozen top country songs were spurred by her work.
Lynn had a strong and tender singing ability. At a time when country music was more male-dominated, she became one of the few women's voices in the genre. Women's rights, divorce, infidelity, and sex were topics she was aware of. Many country stations banned her song "The Pill" due to its pro-birth control stance.
Coal Miner's Daughter was an Oscar-winning film starring Sissy Spacek. Lynn's album Still Woman Enough was her forty sixth studio album.
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