Click Here to Download the News Channel 3 appClick Here to Watch Our Newscasts Live(CNN) –– Loretta Lynn, whose gritty lyrics and vibrant voice made her the queen of country music for seven decades, has died at age 90.Lynn's family told CNN in a statement that the artist died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee."Our beloved mother, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4, while she slept at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills," the statement read.Her family members have privacy of her as they grieve and said a "memorial service will be announced later."Lynn, who had no formal musical training but spent hours every day singing her babies to sleep, was known for churning out highly textured songs in a matter of minutes.She just wrote what she knew.She lived in poverty for much of her youth, she began having children at age 17, and she spent many years married to a man prone to drinking and affairs of her own.All of that became material for her honest songs.Lynn's life was rich in experiences that most country stars of the time did not have for themselves, but that her fans knew intimately."So when I sing those country songs about women struggling to keep things going, you could say I've been there," she wrote in her first autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter."Like I say, I know what it's like to be pregnant, nervous and poor."Lynn scored big hits with songs like “Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)” and “You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man),” which topped the country charts in 1966 and led to her becoming the first woman in country to write a number one hit.Her songs recounted family stories, criticized bad husbands, and pitied women, wives, and mothers around the world.Her style of telling it like it is caused songs like “Rated X” and “The Pill” to be banned from radio, even as they became beloved classics."I wasn't the first woman in country music," Lynn told Esquire magazine in 2007. "I was just the first to stand up there and speak my mind, what life was all about."The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company.All rights reserved.News Channel 3 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.Please keep your comments respectful and relevant.You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking hereIf you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.Terms of Service |Privacy Policy |Community GuidelinesEEOReport |FCC Applications |Do Not Sell My Personal InformationDaily News Headlines Morning Forecast Breaking News Severe Weather Contests & Promotions Coronavirus Updates