Loretta Lynn looks ahead to 2009

As she looks forward to her 75th birthday next spring, Loretta Lynn continues to slot a steady stream of concert dates into the foreseeable future.

The country music icon, who was inducted earlier this year into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City, shows three dates on her December calendar, kicking off Dec. 4 in Verona, NY, and continuing on to Burgettstown, PA (12/5) and Washington, DC (12/6). Lynn will tackle two shows in January and three more in March, with scattered appearances lined up through next October. Dates are below.

After taking a hiatus in the '90s to care for and then mourn her late husband, Doolittle, Lynn reemerged with her 2004 album, "Van Lear Rose," which was produced by alt-rocker Jack White. The record reached No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and brought Lynn a whole new generation of fans. It also won two Grammys: Best Country Album and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for the single "Portland Oregon," a duet with White.

Last year, the singer and MCA Nashville released "Number 1's," a compilation of 17 of Lynn's chart-topping songs from throughout her career.

Lynn became a major star in the '60s and '70s with gutsy gal tunes including "The Pill," "You Ain't Woman Enough (to Take My Man)," "Fist City" and "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)." Her signature song, "Coal Miner's Daughter," topped the country charts in 1970 and became the title of Lynn's 1978 best-selling biography, which was later made into an Oscar-winning film.

By the time she released her last hit record of the '80s, "I Lie," Lynn had logged 52 Top 10 singles and 16 No. 1 songs, according to her bio.

TOUR DATES
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December 2008
4 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino
5 - Burgettstown, PA - Pepsi Cola Roadhouse
6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

January 2009
16 - Hilton Head, SC - Shoreline Ballroom
17 - Silver Springs, FL - Twin Oakes Amphitheatre

March 2009
6 - Biloxi, MS - Imperial Palace Casino
7 - Bossier City, LA - Horseshoe Casino
8 - Tulsa, OK - Johnston Theater

April 2009
18 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music

May 2009
30 - Hurricane, TN - LL Ranch

September 2009
26 - Hurricane, TN - LL Ranch

October 2009
16 - Birmingham, AL - Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center


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