Kacey Musgraves

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Kacey Musgraves Talks Playing Loretta Lynn's Guitar at 2023 ... (Billboard)

Kacey Musgraves thanked Loretta Lynn's family for letting her play the late country great's guitar during 2023 Grammys In Memoriam segment.

“Thank you @KaceyMusgraves, for this beautiful tribute,” it read. (Her 1963 Epiphone was a dream to play.),” Musgraves wrote along with two screenshots from the performance, including one in which a black and white image of Lynn strumming the same instrument was projected over Kacey’s shoulder. [Kacey Musgraves](https://www.billboard.com/artist/kacey-musgraves/) hushed a chattering 2023 [Grammy Awards](https://www.billboard.com/t/grammy-awards/) audience on Sunday night (Feb. “Thank you to @LorettaLynn’s daughters for trusting me with this moment of honor tonight. The official account for Lynn — who 5) when she played late [country](https://www.billboard.com/t/country/) icon [Loretta Lynn](https://www.billboard.com/artist/loretta-lynn/)‘s signature song, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” during the broadcast’s In Memoriam segment.

Kacey Musgraves Pays Tribute To Loretta Lynn At 2023 Grammys (y108.ca)

Kacey Musgraves honoured the life of late country singer Loretta Lynn with a stripped-back and barefoot performance of “Coal Miner's Daughter” at the 65th ...

Musgraves was the perfect artist to commemorate Lynn’s life at the ceremony. Musgraves wore a red dress and played a guitar with “Loretta Lynn” written on its neck. She has been outspoken about the country star’s impact on her artistry and career, and the pair have even performed multiple times together.

Loretta Lynn's Family Approves of Kacey Musgraves' 'Beautiful ... (khak.com)

Kacey Musgraves' Grammys performance struck a chord with Loretta Lynn fans everywhere -- including the family that knew her best.

Her decades-long career produced hits like "You're Looking at Country," "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" and of course, "Coal Miner's Daughter," which was a hit for the country legend in 1970 and recounts her rural upbringing in Butcher Holler, Ky. Musgraves' 2023 Grammys tribute to the late country legend was part of a larger segment that included tributes to several artists lost this year. Musgraves' love for Lynn has long been well-documented; at the 2014 CMA Awards, the two women performed "You're Looking at Country" together as part of the show. Musgraves remembered Lynn with a performance of the Kentucky native's signature song, "Coal Miner's Daughter," which she played in a style that paid homage to Lynn's country roots. 4, 2022](https://tasteofcountry.com/loretta-lynn-dead-dies/) at the age of 90. "(Her 1963 Epiphone was a dream to play.) Thank you to Loretta Lynn's daughters for trusting me with this moment of honor tonight.

Kacey Musgraves Is Pretty in Pink With Bodysuit and Feathered ... (News-Daily.com)

The country star will honor Loretta Lynn during the "in memoriam" segment. Bebe Rexha may have embraced Barbiecore, but Kacey Musgraves brought the ...

Kacey Musgraves Pays Tribute to Loretta Lynn at 2023 Grammys ... (Rolling Stone)

Kacey Musgraves sang 'Coal Miner's Daughter' for Loretta Lynn during 2023 Grammys' In Memoriam segment.

4 at 90](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/loretta-lynn-dead-obituary-65340/) at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. [Twitty & Lynn](https://www.twittyandlynn.com/), said that watching Musgraves’ performance made her feel as if Lynn “was with us.” “The roses, the red dress, the long black hair with bare feet. Strumming Lynn’s Epiphone guitar — with “Loretta Lynn” spelled out on the neck — Musgraves sang Lynn’s autobiographical 1970 song [“Coal Miner’s Daughter”](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/loretta-lynn-20-essential-songs-73802/) as images of the stars we lost last year, like [Naomi Judd](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/naomi-judd-dies-obituary-1345555/) and [Mickey Gilley](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/mickey-gilley-urban-cowboy-dead-obit-1350370/), flashed behind her. We all cried and we all knew Kacey was the perfect choice,” Lynn tells Rolling Stone. Over her career, Lynn scored 18 Grammy nominations and won three times: Best Country Album for Van Lear Rose and Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for her duet with Jack White, “Portland Oregon,” in 2004, and Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for “After the Fire Is Gone” with her frequent singing partner Conway Twitty in 1971. The Kentucky native

Kacey Musgraves Performs 'Coal Miner's Daughter' in Tribute to ... (PEOPLE.com)

Lynn, a three-time Grammy winner, died at age 90 of natural causes in October 2022.

[For more on the 2023 Grammy Awards, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.](https://open.spotify.com/show/4Q6v7kS3MbYL7pchuhg5XM) "I don't take that lightly that they paved the pathway for me. "Not just because of their remarkable appearances but because of the substance that they infused into their songs," she reportedly said at the time. Musgraves has long spoken about Lynn's impact on her own artistry, and the pair even performed together on multiple occasions. 4, 2022, at her ranch in Tennessee, surrounded by family members. [Kacey Musgraves](https://people.com/tag/kacey-musgraves/) performed a tribute to the late [Loretta Lynn](https://people.com/country/loretta-lynn-dead-country-stars-mourn-loss/) at the 2023 [Grammy Awards](https://people.com/tag/grammy-awards) on Sunday.