Legendary country singerLoretta Lynn diedthis week, leaving behind a vast, groundbreaking body of work.
Lynn holds her acoustic guitar outside a log cabin circa 1960.
Conway Twitty and Lynn at the Grammy Awards in 1972.
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Twitty and Lynn at the American Music Awards in 1975.
Lynn performs with fellow country legends Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.
Lynn and Luciano Pavarotti in 1980.
Loretta Lynn holds her acoustic guitar outside a log cabin circa 1960.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Lynn in a 1982 episode ofFantasy Island.
Lynn appears onRoseannein 1993.
Lynn and Shania Twain at the 52nd Annual BMI Country Awards.
Loretta Lynn in 1970.Sylvia Pitcher/Redferns
Lynn at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2011.
President Barack Obama presents Lynn with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
Lynn and Jack White are inducted into the Nashville Walk of Fame in 2015.
Conway Twitty and Lynn at the Grammy Awards in 1972.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
Lynn and Selena Gomez attend theBillboardWomen in Music ceremony in 2015.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Lynn appear onTodayin 2016.
Lynn performs at the Louisville Palace in 2017.
Twitty and Lynn at the American Music Awards in 1975.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
Lynn performs with fellow country legends Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.Beth Gwinn/Redferns
Lynn and Luciano Pavarotti in 1980.Santi Visalli/Getty Images
Lynn poses with Sissy Spacek, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of the singer in 1980’s ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards.Ron Galella/WireImage
Lynn in ‘Fantasy Island’ in 1982.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
Lynn in ‘Roseanne’ in 1993.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
Lynn carries the Olympic Flame during the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay in Louisville, Ky.Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Lynn with fellow 2003 Kennedy Center honorees James Brown, Carol Burnett, Mike Nichols, and Itzhak Perlman in Washington, D.C.Scott Suchman/WireImage
Lynn at her Tennessee ranch in 2004.Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Lynn at her Tennessee ranch in 2004.Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Lynn and Shania Twain at the 52nd Annual BMI Country Awards.R. Diamond/WireImage
Lynn and Jack White pose backstage with their awards for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005.Carlo Allegri/Getty Images
Lynn wins the Johnny Cash Visionary Award at the CMT Music Awards in 2005 as Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, and Gretchen Wilson cheer her on.John Sciulli/WireImage
Lynn at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2011.Erika Goldring/WireImage
President Barack Obama awards Lynn with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.Win McNamee/Getty Images
Lynn and Jack White are inducted into the Nashville Walk of Fame in 2015.Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Lynn and Selena Gomez attend the ‘Billboard’ Women in Music ceremony in 2015.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Gwyneth Paltrow and Lynn appear on ‘Today" in 2016.Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images
Lynn performs at the Louisville Palace in 2017.Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images
