Country music legend Loretta Lynn passed away at age 90.

Country music legend Loretta Lynn passed away at age 90.

She taught those who came after her to speak their minds, too, and revolutionized country songwriting with her unmatched candor about the domestic realities of working-class women. She passed away today at her home in Tennessee. 90 years old was she.

According to a statement from her family, "our dear mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away quietly this morning, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch near Hurricane Mills."

"Loretta Lynn's life experience is unique, yet she derived from it a body of work that connects with people who may never fully comprehend her desolate and remote background, her hardscrabble youth, or her exploits as a famous and adored singer.