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Butcher Hollow (also known and most commonly pronounced as Butcher Holler) is a coal-mining community located in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. History. The town is the birthplace of country singer Loretta Lynn, who paid tribute to the community in the song "Coal Miner's Daughter", which begins with the lyrics
See the place where the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” was born, Loretta Lynn’s Butcher Hollow. Tour the cabin that Loretta Lynn and her famous sister Crystal Gayle grew up in. Stand on the porch where they sang songs and honed their skills before becoming some of Country Music’s greatest stars.
No Graceland or other gussied up roadside attraction, Butcher Hollow is sure to delight true fans with its un-varnished, down-home reality: a tiny, old, wooden cabin perched on a hilltop at the end of a dirt lane.
Visit Butcher Hollow, located in scenic Johnson County. Loretta's brother, Herman Webb, is curator of the Butcher Hollow Home.
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Oct 17, 2022 · The coal mining town of Butcher Holler (or Butcher Hollow), Kentucky, is the birthplace of country music legend Loretta Lynn. Her home and the town in general not only got some love...
Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, on April 14, 1932. She was the oldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" ( née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959).
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Mar 9, 2023 · Loretta Lynn, nee Webb, was one of eight children who called Butcher Holler (also known as Butcher Hollow), a tiny coal mining community in Kentucky's eastern Appalachia, home.