10 Unknown Things About Loretta Lynn

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She was named after Loretta Young.

Her mom was a big fan of the American actress, who was known for her starring roles in The Farmer's Daughter (1947) and Came to the Stable (1949).

Her sisters are country musicians too.

Loretta's sisters, Peggy Sue and Crystal Gayle, are also professional country singers. Image credits: LORETTA LYNN INSTAGRAM

She was born into a poor family.

Her family was so poor her mother used Sears catalog pages as wallpaper.

She knew her husband for a month before marrying him.

Loretta Webb and Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn famously married when she was between 13 and 16 and he was 21. Image credits: Hulton Archive, Getty Images

Her first guitar was a gift from her husband.

Doo, as Loretta called him, bought her a $17 Gibson guitar from Sears & Roebuck when she was 18.

Loretta Lynn wrote her first song on a fishing trip.

Her father never saw her success.

Her first single, "Honky Tonk Girl," was released a year after her dad died.

She became a grandmother at age 34.

Loretta's oldest daughter married and had her first child at 18. Loretta's youngest children, twin girls, were 2 years old at the time.

Her dresses were inspired by pageant wear.

Her longtime dress designer, Tim Cobb, got his start creating gowns for the Miss America and Miss USA pageants.

She was a significant influence on Reba McEntire.

In 2016, Reba revealed that she warms up before going on stage by singing her favourite Loretta song, "If You're Not Gone Too Long.