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Coffee Break: Strong women of country music

Loretta Lynn
Loretta LynnDavid McClister/Courtesy of the artist, via NPR

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

April 14, 2021

Country legend Loretta Lynn is 89 today, and we want to take this opportunity to feature the women that have paved the way for country music and those they've inspired.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the strong women of country music?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Loretta Lynn - The Pill
The Highwomen - Redesigning Women
Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn
The Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice
Linda Martell - Color Him Father
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Dolly Parton - Dumb Blonde
Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman
Loretta Lynn - One's On The Way feat. Margo Price