Loretta Lynn is the 2019 recipient of the Cracker Barrel Country Legend Award.The award was presented to the legendary Lynn at her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee by Trisha Yearwood.
“Loretta has played such an integral role in paving the way for the female artists who have come after her – myself included,” Yearwood shared. “It’s truly an honor to present her this recognition, as she has been someone I have looked up to not only as a woman in country music but also as a source of warmth and support.”
The Cracker Barrel Country Legend Award is given to a country artist with “decades in the business, past partnerships with Cracker Barrel’s music program, a stated impact and influence on present-day artists in the genre.”
Along with the award, Cracker Barrel pledged to donate $5,000 to the Grand Ole Opry Trust Fund.
“For more than five decades, I’ve believed in taking chances where the opportunity for success is limited,” Lynn said. “To receive this honor from Cracker Barrel in recognition of all those chances and the career it led me to build is incredibly meaningful to me. It comes at an important time when I see so many female artists fighting for a chance to be heard. I want to help them bring their talents to the table and programs like ‘Five Decades, One Voice’ do just that. And trust me; there’s plenty to go around.”
