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FILE - In this March 17, 2016 file photo, Loretta Lynn performs at the BBC Music Showcase at Stubb's during South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. Lynn's new book, "Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline," was released on Tuesday, April 7. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, FIle)
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“Me & Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust” (Grand Central Publishing), by Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died.