‘Patsy and Loretta’ highlights bond between iconic singers
Nsaid. “But she’s a fascinating person. I’m absolutely obsessed and in love with her.”
Jessie Mueller, who won a Tony Award for her role as Carole King in the Broadway musical “Beautiful,”also had the challenge of capturing Lynn’s well-known Appalachian accent and phrasi ng.
“There’s dialect work. There’s guitar work. It’s a lot to try to encompass the essence of someone like Loretta Lynn,” Mueller said.
The film was shot in Nashville, including at the historic Ryman Auditorium, where both singers have performed and the former home of the Grand Ole Opry. Khouri knows the theater intimately having shot a lot of scenes from “Nashville” there.
“Every time I come here I feel all the history, all the music that’s been played. And you know, it doesn’t feel like there’s ghosts, but it feels very present to me. I just imagine Patsy on the stage and Bill Monroe and Hank Williams,” Khouri said.
Cline died in a plane crash in 1963 at the age of 30, ending a career far too early, while Lynn is now 87 and has stopped touring after suffering a stroke in 2017, although she continues to put out new records.
But their legacies as progressive and influential voices in a male dominated industry has continued to impact today’s artists, said Mueller.
“I just get the feeling Across
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