The family of the late Loretta Lynn sent a message of support and love to Dolly Parton this week, after Parton announced that her longtime husband Carl Dean had died on Monday (March 3).

With No. 1 hits like “The Pill” and “Fist City,” Loretta Lynn lit the way for all women in country music who came after her. For singer-songwriter Emmy Russell, that path was more personal.

Silverstein was linked with country music and the outlaw movement, co-writing a series of songs with Kris Kristofferson, and penning more for everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Judy ...