On Tuesday, when the news began circulating that Loretta Lynn had died, my friend Tara (a Southern literature scholar and poet) posted a link to Lynn’s song “The Pill.”
My grandfather loved Loretta Lynn, so when I tried to buy him her complete collection, the mega-music store that stocked every kind of music from around the world did NOT have anything by Loretta Lynn and was not able to order it for me. The only reason she's not as big as Dolly Parton, another great lady in music, is because someone in the music industry decided Ms. Lynn should be "out of print."
My grandfather loved Loretta Lynn, so when I tried to buy him her complete collection, the mega-music store that stocked every kind of music from around the world did NOT have anything by Loretta Lynn and was not able to order it for me. The only reason she's not as big as Dolly Parton, another great lady in music, is because someone in the music industry decided Ms. Lynn should be "out of print."
It's heartbreaking to think about all the women and their art that gatekeepers have kept out of the public eye!
Great post! Loving your blog, Emily.
Thanks, Karen! I learned all this feminist theory from the best :).