Loretta Lynn, the Queen of Country Music, is still selling records and touring at the age of 84.
Her genres have always been country, honky-tonk, Americana and gospel.
Life in Van Lear, Kentucky in the 1900's working for the Consolidated Coal Company
"Hole In the Ground" by Larry Cordle
Country music serves a cultural purpose rather than a strictly artistic method of entertainment. It brings about an understanding of life. The music taps the emotions of people and creates heroes in desperate lives.
