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By 1979, Loretta Lynn had been recording country music for almost 20 years, with some 50 albums to her credit. The first female artist to be nominated for — and to win — the CMA Entertainer of the Year award in 1972, Lynn’s string of major solo hits was accompanied …

Loretta Lynn‘s birthday bash at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville was the perfect occasion for another kind of celebration: the first appearance of the Highwomen, the new supergroup comprising Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby. Backed by Dave Cobb, who is producing the quartet’s forthcoming record, Jason …