LYNN TO GIVE LOCAL SHOW COUNTRY ICON UP FOR 5 GRAMMYS.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - Country music legend Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb April 14, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter and was one of the leading country female vocalists during the 1960s and 1970s and overall is revered as a country icon. abstained from performing through most of the 1990s while she took care of her dying husband. But the 69-year-old singer-songwriter, who will appear at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. on May 16, is up for five Grammy awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. this month, garnered by an album produced by rock guitarist Jack White. ``She's like the queen of country music,'' said fan Linda Watson Linda Watson (born September 15, 1955) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. of Lancaster. Watson and her sister, Rose Reamey, were the first to buy tickets after plans for the Lancaster performance were announced Wednesday. Lancaster and Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. officials held a news conference at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center to announce the booking. Lynn's show will be a part of the 103.1 FM KTPI KTPI Party of National Unity and Solidarity (Suriname) Country Concert Series that Clear Channel sponsors. ``Not only do you get a country icon, but also someone who's very hot right now,'' Larry Thornhill, Clear Channel's local general manager, said about Lynn. Tickets are $45, $50 and $55 for her performance at 8 p.m. May 16 at the theater, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd., where performing-arts manager Mary Tanner said there had been a campaign for years to book Lynn, who famously schedules her concert tours on short notice. In early January, Tanner had been told that Lynn would not be touring this spring. In late January, Tanner got a call that the tour was on. ``We have had what we call an open offer on Loretta Lynn for two solid years. That means anytime she wanted to come, and if we had the date available, she was welcome,'' Tanner said. At the 47th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Lynn is up for five awards from her album ``Van Lear Rose,'' named for a town near the place where she grew up in Kentucky. The album producer is half of the White Stripes rock duo. Lynn's nominations are for Best Country Album (``Van Lear Rose''), Best Country Song (``Portland, Oregon'' and ``Miss Being Mrs.''), Best Country Collaboration (``Portland, Oregon,'' a duet with White) and Best Country Female Vocal Performance (``Miss Being Mrs.''). Lynn won a Grammy in 1971 for a duet with Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1 1933 - June 5 1993), born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was one of the United States' most successful country music artists of the 20th century. He had the most singles (55) reach Number 1 on various national music charts. on ``After the Fire Is Gone.'' The rags-to-riches story of Lynn, who was married as a teenager and already a mother of four when she started performing seriously in 1961, was told in her autobiographical book and a 1980 movie, ``Coal Miner's Daughter.'' ``She's a wonderful writer; she's a wonderful performer and a pretty neat lady,'' Tanner said. Tickets can be purchased at the theater box office, by calling (661) 723-5950, or at www.lpac.org. Charles F. Bostwick, (661) 267-5742 chuck.bostwick(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Local Clear Channel manager Larry Thornhill, left, and Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
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