Singer Loretta Lynn hospitalized with pneumonia
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) -October 23, 2011
The 76-year-old Lynn was scheduled to perform Saturday at the
Performing Arts Center in Ashland, Ky. and Sunday in Durham, N.C.,
but the Kentucky center issued a news release saying she is in the
hospital and would be unable to perform. The Kentucky theater says
the show will be rescheduled.
Loretta Lynn Enterprises posted a statement on her website
Saturday night that confirmed the cancellations due to illness.
"Doctors have diagnosed her as the beginning stages pneumonia,
and will continue to need rest. Loretta is doing well and is
disappointed but feels confident she will be ready for upcoming
November dates."
Calls by The Associated Press to representatives of Lynn were
not immediately returned Saturday.
In August, Lynn canceled shows because of knee surgery. Before
that, she returned to live performances with a show at the Grand
Ole Opry after being forced to cancel shows in Ohio and Connecticut
because she was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
The daughter of a Kentucky coal miner, Lynn had a string of hits
starting in the 1960s - "Coal Miner's Daughter," "You Ain't
Woman Enough," "The Pill," and "One's on the Way." Many of her
songs reflected her pride in her humble background and her
experiences as a wife and mother.
Her 1977 autobiography was made
into a movie that brought an Oscar for Sissy Spacek's portrayal of
Lynn. More recently, Lynn marked 50 years in country music and won
two Grammy awards in 2005 for her album "Van Lear Rose."
