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Loretta Lynn Cancels Performance Due to Dehydration

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The legendary Loretta Lynn has been forced to cancel her July 17 performance at Jamboree in the Hills, an annual four-day country music extravaganza held in Belmont, Ohio. The 76-year-old singer cites extreme dehydration, following a period of extreme heat in her home state of Tennessee where the heat index reached upwards of 116 degrees earlier this week.

Loretta is quoted as saying she is saddened by the cancellation and was eager to see her fans. Country superstars Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw and Toby Keith are still set to perform as scheduled.

Despite the Coal Miner's Daughter's cancellation, the Buckeye state still shows big love for the iconic entertainer. Loretta joins Taylor Swift, Faith Hill and Brenda Lee as honorees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's upcoming 'Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power' exhibit. The exhibit, which debuted in May and runs through February 2012, spotlights Loretta's controversial hit, 'The Pill,' in its 'Revolution, the Counterculture and the Pill: The Late 1960s' section. It also features the singer's pink gown from the 'Portland, Oregon' video, picture sleeves from the singer's historic records 'Back to the Country,' 'Coal Miner's Daughter' and 'Don't Come Home a Drinkin', and an Epiphone Hummingbird Loretta Lynn model guitar.

The museum describes the current exhibit as "flashpoints, the firsts, the best, the celebrated -- and sometimes lesser-know women -- who moved rock and roll music and American culture forward." It features more than 70 artists and encompasses two entire floors of the venue with artifacts, video and listening stations. Click here to learn more about exhibit.

Loretta is scheduled to return to Ohio on August 2 for the annual state fair. Click here to view the singer's entire concert schedule.


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Wanda

Loretta Lynn has always been one of my favorite country music singers. The movie, "Coal Miner's Daughter", was AWESOME and hit very close to home with me. I am a singer but never pursued it like she did. This video has really thrown me off. She did the rock and roll thing very well, but I would rather here all her great "country music. Who is this good looking guy with her ?

October 23 2011 at 12:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
carolinacookie4

What the hell was that? Loretta, you gone crazy

July 14 2011 at 4:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
missshorty1952

loretta has always been one of my favorites i live in the central part of texas i can/t take the heat either tell her to stay under an aircondion room like i do

July 14 2011 at 4:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
shopsrus2010

Why do these people have to be role models for your children. What happened to the good ole days when the parents, grandparents were our role models instead of these so called stars

July 14 2011 at 3:56 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
Lori-Anne

I was able to see Loretta perform a few years back. She is so awesome!! My downfall with Taylor is, she is 20, almost 21, time to stop singing high school songs. And this last Video of hers "mean" is just demeaning to alot of people.

July 14 2011 at 3:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SANDI

Loretta Lynn is the best. Taylor Swift can't sing. She might be a good roll model, but she can't sing to save her life.

July 14 2011 at 2:30 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Barbara

I can't believe Taylor is mentioned here either, in my opinion she isn't Country not sure what she is, I know she can't hold a candle to the likes of Carrie, Kellie and others..Sure the teeny boppers like her but they don't know real music.

July 14 2011 at 2:16 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
f8yujo9

I didn't know she was even still alive.

July 14 2011 at 2:10 PM Report abuse -5 rate up rate down Reply
elliottleann

It's amazing to me that Taylor Swift is even named in the same sentence with the likes of Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee. She (Taylor) is such a NOTHING in comparison to the other two.

July 14 2011 at 2:04 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
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f8yujo9

you are right, todays so-called country stars are just punks singinging "crying in a beer" songs with a phony country accent, and guys in too tight jeans singing in real deep voices. WHAT A JOKE. tODAYS COUNTRY SINGERS HAVE NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE OF THEIR 18 TH STORY PENTHOUSES AND LIMOSINES LET ALONE SPENT TIME IN THE OUTDOORS.

July 14 2011 at 2:13 PM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply

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