Lynn's music has confronted many of the major social issues of her time, and her life story is a rags-to-riches tale familiar to pop, rock and country fans alike.
The country music legend was inducted into the national Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York in 2008 and won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.
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