In 2004, the nation legend Loretta Lynn launched her comeback album Van Lear Rose. Longtime admirer Jack White produced the album, performed guitar on it, and sang a duet with Lynn, however Van Lear Rose wasn’t precisely a collaborative album. Lynn wrote virtually each track on the LP herself; White was there to help. Earlier this month, Loretta Lynn handed away on the age of 90. In an Instagram tribute, Jack White wrote that Lynn was “a mother figure,” a “very good friend,” and “the greatest female singer-songwriter of the 20th century.” Last evening, Jack White bought an opportunity to pay a unique form of tribute when he lined “Van Lear Rose,” one of many Loretta Lynn songs that he produced, at an all-star CMT particular.
Last evening, nation greats like George Strait, Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, and Wynonna Judd gathered at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for a grand salute to Loretta Lynn. Jack White wasn’t added to the invoice till the afternoon of the present, and he performed an impassioned rendition of “Van Lear Rose.” Here’s his efficiency:
The present additionally featured Margo Price, one other Loretta Lynn collaborator, singing her groundbreaking traditional “The Pill.” Here’s that:
Three of the 4 members of the Highwomen, the all-star country-rock supergroup, gathered to carry out Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby sang the track collectively, with Brittany Spencer standing in for the absent Maren Morris.
On her personal, Highwomen member Brandi Carlile sang a robust rendition of the nice “She’s Got You,” which Loretta Lynn famously recorded in tribute to her personal late pal Patsy Cline.
The present additionally featured performances from Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, Emmy Russell and Lukas Nelson, George Strait, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Tanya Tucker, and Wynonna Judd with the Gaither Vocal Band and Larry Strickland, in addition to testimonials from Sissy Spacek, Dolly Parton, Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, and others. You can discover extra highlights right here.