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If I had a chance to do things over again, I might not start singing. It was my husband Doolittle's idea. He pushed me out there, the booger. And I'm out there now, so I might as well make the best of it.

Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
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Butcher Holler
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