Seated at a piano, Russell performed Loretta Lynn’s signature song: the 1970 hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” The song focuses on Lynn’s Kentucky childhood, watching as her father worked hard in the coal ...

Emmy Russell was born in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, and grew up touring and performing with her grandmother, Loretta Lynn, as well as her mother, Patsy Lynn. She doesn’t sound much like the “Queen of ...

Loretta Lynn's granddaughter wants to follow in her late grandmother's footsteps. To achieve that dream, she's competing on this season of "American Idol." Emmy Russell, daughter of Patsy Lynn and ...

Emmy Russell is following her grandmother’s footsteps all the way to Hollywood. The judges did not know Russell’s country music lineage before she walked into her audition. “Growing up, I sang music ...

A family of country music sweethearts is adding another idol to the list. Emmy Russell, a 2024 "American Idol" finalist and granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn, announced she is expecting a ...

A family of country music sweethearts is adding another idol to the list. Emmy Russell, a 2024 “American Idol” finalist and granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn, announced she is expecting a ...