Honky Tonk Girl

"This is me. Loretta." With these signature words, Lynn announces her entrance as she sweeps into any concert hall or Opry show and as she welcomes us into the pages of her new book. Over more than 50 years, Lynn has spun stories about hard times, cheating husbands, drinking and fighting, and the tender love of a wife for her husband. Elegantly weaving anecdotes of events in her own life with the lyrics of her many songs, she affectionately reveals the tales behind the songs as well as the many ups and downs of her marriage and her musical career. She also provides brief sketches of musicians—e.g., Buck Owens, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells, Dolly Parton, and Tammy Wynette—with whom she has worked. A final chapter contains lyrics of Lynn's unreleased songs. Always generous and gracious, Lynn reminds us that she is still writing about her life, and that as long as she is on this earth she'll be filling up her songbook. For that, we can all be grateful.