Country Music Hall of Fame opens Loretta Lynn exhibit

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has a new exhibit on the life and career of Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn in Nashville. “Loretta Lynn: Blue Kentucky Girl” opened Aug. 25 and runs through Aug. 5, 2018.

The museum said in a news release that highlights include Lynn’s original handwritten manuscript for her 1970 hit, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” the microphone used at her first recording session, some of her dresses, and the sewing machine she used to make her stage clothes early in her career.

The 85-year-old singer-songwriter suffered a stroke in May was recovering at home following a rehabilitation stay.