Coal miner s daughter, a bestseller and the basis of the oscarwinning film, is the intimate, revealing story of her journey from eastern kentucky to nashville to stardom to legend told in her own voice, which rings as clear, natural, and powerful as the best of her songs. As the opening credits continue, the film shows some coal miners deep in a kentucky coal mine where one yells fire in the. Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twentynine, loretta lynn went on to become. Complete information about coal miner s daughter in australia perth at regal theater. You have read her book and seen the classic movie of her life. Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twentynine, loretta lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential songwriters and singers in modern country music. Book vs movie coal miners daughter electronic media. Coal miner s daughter, starring sissy spacek and tommy lee jones, is the remarkable true story of country music star loretta lynn and her triumph in making a name for herself. The coal miners daughter by maggie hope fantastic fiction. Coal miners daughter song, 1969 song by loretta lynn.
Coal miners daughter by loretta lynn, paperback barnes. Coal miner s daughter by lynn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I think she is a beauitful person she had a hard life love her music she a wonderful lady god blessed. Coal miner s daughter by loretta lynn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Loretta lynn is a country music legend whose life story, as told in her 1976 autobiography coal miner s daughter, is almost as well known as her music. Coal miners daughter and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. It was the first country musician autobiography to hit the bestseller list and sold more than a million copies in six weeks. Coal miners daughter the margos head to butcher hollow to talk about one of the top country music artists of all time. Coal miner s daughter is a 1980 biographical film about legendary country music singer loretta lynn. As the daughter of a miner, this book resonated hugely with me and some of the expressions such as howay lassbrought my lovely nanna back to me in a powerful. Coal miners daughter is the amazing true story based on the book loretta lynn wrote with george veesey. I love the details, the things we didint learn about loretta in the movie.
The coal miners daughter ebook written by maggie hope. Coal miner s daughter ebook written by loretta lynn. Loretta grew up dirt poor in the mountains of kentucky, she was married at fifteen years old, and became a mother soon after. Mellen events is proud to announce the hugely popular tour which sold out nationally in 2017, will be returning to south australia and victoria in 2020, appearing in various locations in may and june. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. In coal miner s daughter, the autobiography that became an academy awardwinning film, lynn told a different story that she was married at and was a mother of four by 18.
Sissy spacek stars as loretta lynn, the oldest daughter of eight born to a coal miner and his wife in appalachia. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including baseball. Coal miners daughter loretta lynn married at 15, not. Loretta, the coal miner s daughter, is famously from butcher holler, a section of van lear, a mining community near paintsville, johnson county, kentucky. Coal miner s daughter is a 1980 american biographical musical film directed by michael apted from a screenplay written by tom rickman. Coal miners daughter loretta lynn s classic memoir tells the story of her early life in butcher holler, kentucky, and her amazing rise to the top of the music industry.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the coal miners daughter. Coal miners daughter by loretta lynn, george vescey, 1977, warner books edition, in english. In 1970, lynn released coal miner s daughter, which tells the story of her life. Coal miner s daughter is the sixteenth solo studio album by american country music singersongwriter loretta lynn. The coal miners daughter by maggie hope book cover, description, publication history. As the opening credits continue, the film shows some coal miners deep in a kentucky coal mine where one yells fire in the hole, which is followed by an explosion. Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the oscarwinning, sissy spacekstarring film of the same name, coal miner s daughter recounts loretta lynns astonishing journey to become one of the original queens of country music. Loretta lynn is an american country music singersongwriter whose groundbreaking career spans almost 60 years, with such famous hits as you aint woman enough to take my man and coal miners daughter, as well as a biographical film and book of the same name.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Coal miners daughter by loretta lynn, 9780307741233, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Well i was born the coal miner s daughter in a cabin, on a hill in butcher holler we were poor but we had love that s the one thing that daddy made sure of he. As expected, the vivid stories are told in lorettas appealing brutal honesty, wit, detail, and charm.
Loretta lynns classic memoir tells the story of her early life in butcher holler, kentucky, and her amazing rise to the top of the music industry. Coal miner s daughter is an autobiographical 1970 country music song written and performed by loretta lynn. Coal miners daughter by loretta lynn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. We all loved both the book and the movie coal miners daughter. But compared to the biographical richness of coal miners daughter, this latest from lynn is a slice of life that, ultimately, feels somewhat thin if only because her years with cline. Lynn became a regular on the grand ole opry stage, toured the world and, in 1972, became the first woman named entertainer of the year by the. Loretta is the apple of her fathers eye, but when loretta falls for military veteran doolittle tommy lee jones, whos at least 10 years her senior, lorettas dad has to let her go. Aug 26, 2008 loretta, the coal miner s daughter, is famously from butcher holler, a section of van lear, a mining community near paintsville, johnson county, kentucky. Loretta is the apple of her father s eye, but when loretta falls for military veteran doolittle tommy lee jones, who s at least 10 years her senior, loretta s dad has to let her go.
Maggie hope was born in county durham, during the depression of the 1930s. She is the daughter of a coal miner and knows firsthand the hardships suffered by miners and their families during that time. A history of americas favorite game and loretta lynn. Best actress in a motion picture comedy or musical. I read the book a number of years ago but kept hearing good things about the audiobook version, narrated by cissy spacek. And now loretta lynn is back with still woman enough to not only finish the story since the original book, but to complete and more accurately detail events from the earlier book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read loretta lynn.
Coal miners daughter opens with loretta webb sissy spacek riding a mule to the coal mine to meet her daddy when he completes his shift. Coal miner s daughter 300 old highway 36 e, bevier, missouri 63532 rated 4. May 19, 2012 in coal miners daughter, the autobiography that became an academy awardwinning film, lynn told a different story that she was married at and was a mother of four by 18. Coal miners daughter is a 1980 american biographical musical film directed by michael apted. Born in 1935 into abject poverty, married at age thirteen, and a grandmother by age twentynine, loretta lynn went on to.
The coal miners daughter finds love thunder canyon brides book 2 book 2 of 2. Born and raised in the poor coal mining mountains of kentucky, she was married by the time she was 14 years old. Coal miners daughter by loretta lynn 1976 hardcover hardcover 1976 by loretta lynn author. Coal miners daughter with loretta lynn, which was made into an academy awardwinning film. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter home butcher holler. Sissy spacek tommy lee jones coal miner s daughter also starring beverly dangelo levon helm screenplay by tom rickman based on the autobiography by loretta lynn with george vecsey executive producer bob larson produced by bernard schwartz directed by michael apted a bernard schwartz production a. Apr 06, 2017 buy the coal miners daughter by hope, maggie isbn. Loretta lynns classic memoir tells the story of her early life in butcher holler, kentucky, and her. The story behind loretta lynns coal miners daughter. Loretta lynn coal miners daughter lyrics genius lyrics.
Well, i was borned a coal miners daughter, in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler, we were poor but we had love. Born in 1935 into abject poverty, married at age thirteen, and a gran. Released in 1970, the song became lynn s signature song, one of the genre s most widely known songs, and provided the basis for both her autobiography and a movie on her life. It was released on january 4, 1971, by decca records. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Multi awarded, look alike songstress, amber joy poulton, brings coal miners daughter the megahits and. Maybe these failings are endemic in books like this that attempt to bring history to life. Coal miners daughter tells the true story of lynns life growing up in rural kentucky in a cabin on a hill in butcher holler, while her father, melvin ted webb, worked all night in the van lear coal mine. A tribute to loretta lynn, 2010 album by various artists disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title coal miner s daughter. Sep 21, 2010 he is the author of more than a dozen books, including baseball. Coal miners daughter ebook written by loretta lynn. Youll here how she met the love of her life, how she had some up and down times trying to get into a good career and give her family a better inviorment than they had before.
The movie is fantastic, but this book let you know more and think more. Loretta lynn recently spoke by phone about the rerelease of the coal miners daughter book and about a new cd called loretta lynn. Goldminers daughter lodge is your home away from home while you ski the steepest and deepest utah has to offer. Coal miner s daughter i wanna be free youre lookin at country ones on the way here i am again entertainer of the year loretta love is the foundation they dont make em like my daddy back to the country home when the tingle becomes a chill weve come a long way baby lookin good i lie making love from memory. A wealthy landlords son, and a coal miners daughter. Either you like county music or not, either you are poor or rich,this book is absolutely good, inspiring, touching and unforgetable. Coal miners daughter i have seen the movie so many times ive lost count but this is the first time ive read the book. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. I remember that, in one of the verses, i talked about mommy papering the wall with movie magazines, lynn says.
Buoyed by a stellar performance from sissy spacek, coal miner s daughter does exactly what it sets out to do. Apr 16, 2000 the story behind loretta lynn s coal miner s daughter the classic 1970 song tells the autobiographical story of her life in butcher hollow, ky. With sissy spacek, tommy lee jones, levon helm, phyllis boyensliptak. Coal miners daughter and millions of other books are available for instant access.
The miners daughter, by gretchen moran laskas, is the story of willa lowell, a teenager in a coal mining camp town in west virginia during the great depression. Find great deals on ebay for loretta lynn coal miners daughter book. Coal miner s daughter 1976, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Coal miners daughter, by loretta lynn most people know that much about me, because those are the first words of my biggest song. He has also served as a national and religion reporter for the new york times, interviewing the dalai lama, tony blair. Jan 01, 1976 i just saw the 1980 sissy spacek film coal miners daughter if youve never seen it, you have to, believe me its worth it, and when i heard that there was a book about the real loretta lynn as well, i couldnt wait to read it. In 1970, country music legend loretta lynn released coal miners daughter, a song that tells the story of her life. I open my show with it because i know people are gonna request it until i sing it. Coal miner s daughter i have seen the movie so many times ive lost count but this is the first time ive read the book. Coal miners daughter is a 1980 american biographical musical film directed by michael apted from a screenplay written by tom rickman. Biographical story of the legendary country singers rise. Along with her three sisters, she was raised in a twouptwodown miners. An excellent book a really fun read and an incredible lady. Coal miners daughter is a screen adaptation of lynns autobiography, starring sissy spacek as loretta lynn.
This book kept me at the edge of my seat, and always was wanting for more, couldnt put this one down. And rosie, the miner s daughter who is her protagonist, suffers from a lack of character development. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It follows the story of country music singer loretta lynn from her early teen years in a poor family and getting married at 15 to her rise as one of the most successful country musicians.