PG | 2 h 4 min | Drama, Musical, Biopic | 1980
If you look at today’s pop, rock, or R&B charts, you may imagine that country music, America’s staple music diet for over a century, is dying. Only, you’d be wrong. The Country Music Association reports a 9 percent growth in listenership annually, more performance-venues than other genres, and spiking listenership nationally, well beyond traditional South and Southeastern markets.
Several sub-genres of country music led to its 20th-century flowering, even if the Nashville sound dominated for decades. Then, tragic plane crashes tore two stars from fans in their thrall: Patsy Cline in 1963 and Jim Reeves in 1964. As if in defiance, a third star grew in their wake: younger, but no less resilient. Through a career spanning six decades, three-time Grammy-winner Loretta Lynn carried their legacy into the 21st century….