Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, and Loretta Lynn: Silver Thread and Golden Needles

I didn't know where else to post this. The energy and joy and confidence these three women possess just makes me smile, but I'm afraid if I posted it  on my Facebook page I'd lose even more followers and friends. Progressive Bostonians just can't handle country, in any of its forms, with their smarty pants, button-down shirts, and hipster stance.

But I just had to share this....somewhere.

Loretta Lynn finally makes good

I am leaving Mississippi in the evening rain
These Delta towns where satin gowns and the high-beam frame
Loretta Lynn guides my hands through the radio
Where would I be at times like these without the songs Loretta wrote?

(chorus)
'Cause when you can't find a friend, you still got the radio

--Nanci Griffith, Listen to the Radio

Berklee College of Music, right here in Boston, M-A, is giving “country music queen” Loretta Lynn an honorary doctorate. That’s a long way from Kentucky coal-mining country. I wonder if she ever thought, well, where the hell were you when I was really struggling? An honorary doctorate doesn’t put food in the ‘fridge, and people like Lynn know all about that.