The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Lynn family, as seen when Tayla Lynn performed her grandma Loretta Lynn’s hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in a feel-good acoustic performance. The big smile on Tayla’s face throughout the performance says it all, and watching her passionate performance of Loretta’s signature song will be sure to put a smile on your dial too! Just like her grandma, Tayla has a great voice and delivers the country classic with just the right energy and twang.
For the live studio session, Tayla is backed up by a three-piece band, with two guitarists and a violinist. The trio creates an excellent acoustic arrangement for “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” which differs quite a bit from the original, but still keeps all the essential ingredients. Beyond her ability to carry a tune, Tayla is also a natural performer and makes the performance a real treat to watch.
Country fans tuned into Tayla’s take on “Coal Miner’s Daughter” 1.4 million times on YouTube. This made her take on the tune one of the most popular versions on the platform. Fans were really impressed with Tayla’s performance and added comments such as “I can’t imagine how much this song means to her knowing that it’s about her ancestors. She must be extremely proud!” and “You give me goosebumps. Your nanna would be so proud – she was an amazing singer as are you. Absolutely beautiful.”
Tayla Lynn is a singer-songwriter and was inspired to take up music from an early age after seeing her father, Ernest Ray Lynn, and Loretta Lynn on stage together. Tayla released her “Coal Miner’s Daughter” cover as part of her 2021 album Tayla Lynn Sings Loretta Lynn, which was released on Heart of Texas Records. The most popular version of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” on YouTube is Loretta’s take on the tune in a live studio session, which showcases what a remarkable singer and performer she was.
Loretta passed away at age 90 on October 4, 2022. This means that she would have had a chance to hear her granddaughter’s 2021 cover of “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” and it no doubt made her very proud.
Loretta is the sole songwriter of “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” She released the single on October 5, 1970, and it became a number one hit in the US. Loretta was actually a coal miner’s daughter, and the autobiographical song recounts her childhood and the life of her father, who worked the mines in rural Kentucky during the years of the Great Depression.
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