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April 21, 2012

Loretta Lynn: So Much More Than a Coal Miner’s Daughter

Loretta Lynn is an icon in the world of country music. She makes no apologies for who she is or where she is from. The hit songs that she wrote and recorded are infused with her hard-scrabble upbringing in the mountains of Kentucky during the 1930s and '40s. Upon reading the preface and opening letter of her autobiography, Loretta Lynn: A Coal Miner's Daughter, it is immediately apparent that she is both bigger than life and down-to-earth at the same time.

February 12, 2012

14 Fine-Tuned Books for Post-Grammy Harmony

In celebration of the 54th annual Grammy Awards, in this world where Susan Boyle is up against Barbra Streisand for a gilded gramophone, here are fourteen books diving into the corners of the world of music.