

“She was such an incredible presence and such a brilliant genius in ways that I think only people who got to work with her might know about,” he continued. Loretta used to say to make it in the business, you had to either be great, different, or first, and she thought that she was just different and that’s how she made it, but I think she was all three of those things and there’s plenty of evidence to back that up too.”Ī post shared by Jack White went on to praise the path she paved for women with the Country music genre and the contributions she made to the world. “I said when I was first asked about her what I thought and I said years ago that I thought she was the greatest female singer-songwriter of the 20th century.

We lost one of the greats, Loretta Lynn,” White began in the video. The clip White shared to Instagram was simply captioned, “Loretta Lynn 1932-2022,” alongside the hashtags: #lorettalynn #lorettalynnjackwhite #jackwhite. 4) at the age of 90.Īfter hearing the news of Lynn’s passing, White, a longtime friend of Lynn’s who produced her 2004 album Van Lear Rose, took to social media to share an lengthy tribute video in honor of his longtime friend, “mother figure,” and woman he dubbed the “best female singer-songwriter of the 20th century.” Jack White is mourning the loss of his dear friend Loretta Lynn, who passed away on Tuesday (Oct.
