Loretta Lynn (left) and Vince Gill perform together in 2004. Writer Marissa Moss cites Lynn as an example of a progressive thinker in country music. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
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Cher's ABBA tribute album, "Dancing Queen," is on our list of essential albums out on Sept. 28. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Loretta Lynn's Wouldn't It Be Great comes out Sept. 28. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Loretta Lynn appears on King of the Road: A Tribute. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nina Simone in the recording studio in approximately 1967. Gilles Petard/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Loretta Lynn, seen here performing at SXSW 2016, suffered a stroke Thursday night. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Full Circle is Loretta Lynn's first album in nearly 12 years. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Loretta Lynn's new album, Full Circle, comes out March 4. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Jack White of The White Stripes performs during the fourth and final day of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival June 17, 2007 in Manchester, Tennessee.
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The Best Songs of 2004
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Loretta Lynn, Caetano Veloso, Toots and the Maytals
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American country music singer and guitarist Loretta Lynn performs on stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1960s. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption