Lynn’s official Instagram account also celebrated Russell’s performance. “What a birthday gift! Loretta’s granddaughter Emmy ...

American Idol finalist Emmy Russell, who is the granddaughter of late country legend Loretta Lynn, is going to be a mom! “Y’all, me and Tyler [Ward] are expecting a baby girl,” Russell, 25, said ...

The secret of Loretta Lynn, historians Mary Bufwack and Robert Oermann write, “is in her honesty. Her strength is in her womanhood. Her pride is in her working-class background.” She achieved ...