(born 1935) Trailblazing female singer/songwriter in country music, born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky At thirteen she became pregnant and left home to be with her husband Mooney. She taught herself to play guitar and won a talent contest soon after her eighteenth birthday In 1960 she played at the Grand Ole Opry and thereafter moved her family to Nashville. In the 1970s, she released her biggest hit, “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1970), a loving anthem to her poor but proud rural background. In 1976 she became the first country artist to hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list with her autobiography, which Hollywood released as Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980).