On Friday 15 October 2021, Gene Watson remembered Loretta Lynn‘s first performance on the hallowed stage of The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, which took place on Saturday 15 October 1960.
‘I just saw that, on this date (15 October) back in 1960, it was Loretta Lynn‘s first Grand Ole Opry performance.
She became an official member in 1962.
‘Blue Kentucky Girl’, which was written by Johnny Mullins (Tuesday 23 October 1923 – Wednesday 16 September 2009) is one of Loretta‘s favourite songs of hers’
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• Gene Watson on Facebook
On Monday 14 June 1965, Loretta Lynn saw the release of ‘Blue Kentucky Girl’ (Decca Records, 1965), which was produced by Owen Bradley (Thursday 21 October 1915 – Wednesday 7 January 1998); the title track, which was written by Johnny Mullins (Tuesday 23 October 1923 – Wednesday 16 September 2009), reached No.7 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1965.
