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With a powerful, expressive voice, Patty Loveless blended influences of bluegrass, honky-tonk, and West Coast country-rock. In the process, she created a distinctive, tradition-based sound updated with a modern lyrical perspective on relationships, families, and other real-life concerns. The convincing, lived-in sincerity of her mountain-bred voice helped her songs ring true, whether conveying heartbreak or humor. Born Patty Lee Ramey on January 4, 1957, Loveless lists her birthplace as Pikevill

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Open through October 1, "Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth" explores Loveless's influential career and enduring music. From staking out a distinctive place in country music beginning in the 1980s to her talent for finding memorable material and her embrace of traditional influences, the exhibit illustrates Loveless's role in the genre through personal and career artifacts, photos, interviews, and more. Plan your visit today: https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/calendar/patty-loveless-

Born January 4, 1957, Patty Loveless lists her birthplace as Pikeville, Kentucky, which had the hospital closest to her family's home in Elkhorn City (population: 1,085 in 1960.) Her father, John Ramey, a second-generation coal miner, and mother Naomi moved frequently, residing at times in company-run coal towns in Kentucky and West Virginia. In late 1968, they moved near Louisville, where her father received treatment for black-lung disease. Loveless began singing and writing songs at eleven ye