Loretta Lynn was born on April 14, 1932, in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, a tiny community in the Appalachian Mountains. Her family's cabin had no electricity or running water. Her father, Ted Webb, worked in the coal mines. He earned very little money but always sang to his children. Loretta married at fifteen and had four children by the time she was twenty. Her husband gave her a guitar, and she taught herself to play. She began singing at small clubs and recording songs. In 1960, she released her first hit, a song called "Honky Tonk Girl." She and her husband drove across the country. They stopped at every radio station to ask them to play her song. Her songs were bold. She wrote about topics most female singers avoided, like divorce, hard work, and standing up for yourself. Her most famous song, "Coal Miner's Daughter," told the story of growing up poor but proud. Country music fans loved her honesty. She won dozens of awards and became the first woman named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association. Loretta proved that great art can come from the most humble beginnings.