Skip to Main Content
PBS News Hour

Country icon Loretta Lynn's 'first birthday party' (at 87)

Inside country legend Loretta Lynn's 'first birthday party' (at age 87)

Aired 04/12/2019

PBS News Hour

Country icon Loretta Lynn's 'first birthday party' (at 87)

Clip: 4/12/2019 | 8m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Inside country legend Loretta Lynn's 'first birthday party' (at age 87)

Loretta Lynn's six decades of boundary-breaking country music and a 1980 film adaptation of her life, "Coal Miner's Daughter," took her from Kentucky poverty to American legend. But in all those years, she says she never had a birthday party... until now. In early April, country superstars and 12,000 fans came together to celebrate her life and musical legacy in Nashville. Jeffrey Brown reports.

Aired 04/12/2019

Problems playing video?   | Closed Captioning Feedback

Report a Problem

Before you submit an error, please consult our Video Help page.

Problems playing video?   | Closed Captioning Feedback

Report a Problem

Before you submit an error, please consult our Video Help page.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...

How FCC wants to pave the way for widespread 5G technology

Video has Closed Captions

Clip: 4/12/2019 | 7m 24s | How the FCC is trying to pave the way for widespread 5G technology (7m 24s)

New biography explores the ‘underestimated’ Barbara Bush

Video has Closed Captions

Clip: 4/12/2019 | 7m 18s | New biography explores the ‘underestimated’ Barbara Bush (7m 18s)

News Wrap: Trump might send migrants to sanctuary cities

Video has Closed Captions

Clip: 4/12/2019 | 5m 39s | News Wrap: Trump 'strongly' considering sending migrants to sanctuary cities (5m 39s)

Shields and Brooks on immigration and reparations

Video has Closed Captions

Clip: 4/12/2019 | 14m 14s | Shields and Brooks on Trump’s sanctuary city idea, Democrats' reparation views (14m 14s)

What 2020 Democrats think about reparations

Video has Closed Captions

Clip: 4/12/2019 | 7m 57s | What 2020 Democrats think about reparations (7m 57s)

Providing Support for PBS.org

Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship

Support for PBS provided by:

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...

Sign in with Email

or

Continue with GoogleContinue with FacebookContinue with Apple

By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Are you sure you want to remove null from My List?