Johnny Mullins
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Johnny Mullins was an American songwriter. His writing credits include "Blue Kentucky Girl", recorded by Loretta Lynn
and Emmylou Harris
.
Mullins was nominated for a Grammy Award
in 1980 and was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America in 2001.
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
and Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
.
Mullins was nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 1980 and was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America in 2001.
Further reading
- Head, Heno; America's Favorite Janitor: The Life Story of Country Songwriter Johnny Mullins ISBN 089697216X