<P> Lynn 's relationship with the Wilburn Brothers and her appearances on the Grand Ole Opry , beginning in 1960 , helped Lynn become the number one female recording artist in country music . Her contract with the Wilburn Brothers gave them the publishing rights to her material . She was still fighting to regain these rights 30 years after ending her business relationship with them but was ultimately denied the publishing rights . Lynn stopped writing music in the 1970s because of these contracts . Although Kitty Wells had become the first major female country vocalist during the 1950s , by the time Lynn recorded her first record , only three other women -- Patsy Cline , Skeeter Davis , and Jean Shepard -- had become top stars . Lynn joined The Grand Ole Opry on September 25 , 1962 . </P>
<P> Lynn 's relationship with the Wilburn Brothers and her appearances on the Grand Ole Opry , beginning in 1960 , helped Lynn become the number one female recording artist in country music . Her contract with the Wilburn Brothers gave them the publishing rights to her material . She was still fighting to regain these rights 30 years after ending her business relationship with them but was ultimately denied the publishing rights . Lynn stopped writing music in the 1970s because of these contracts . Although Kitty Wells had become the first major female country vocalist during the 1950s , by the time Lynn recorded her first record , only three other women -- Patsy Cline , Skeeter Davis , and Jean Shepard -- had become top stars . Lynn joined The Grand Ole Opry on September 25 , 1962 . </P>
when did loretta lynn first appear on the grand ole opry
when did loretta lynn first appear on the grand ole opry
1960
1960