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‘American Idol’ Singer Emmy Russell Honors Grandma Loretta Lynn With ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’
Russell performed Lynn's signature 1970 classic during Monday night's (April 29) episode of 'American Idol.'
American Idol contestant Emmy Russell is a coal miner’s great-granddaughter, and she paid homage to her grandmother, the late Country Music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn, on Monday’s (April 29) episode of the talent competition. Russell previously told People of a special moment just prior to her Idol performance of “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” “I think just closing my eyes and telling her, ‘I’m proud of you.’ I did that in rehearsal. Lynn earned 16 chart-toppers on what is now the Hot Country Songs chart and was the first woman to win entertainer of the year at the CMA Awards.
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