Loretta Lynn, queen of country music, dies at 90

2014 file photo of Loretta Lynn performing onstage at the 13th annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show. Lynn, America's groundbreaking country titan whose frank lyricism delving into women's experiences with sex, infidelity and pregnancy touched the nerve of a nation, has died, She was 90 years old. – Photo: AFP

Loretta Lynn, America's groundbreaking country titan whose frank lyricism delving into women's experiences with sex, infidelity and pregnancy touched the nerve of a nation, has died. She was 90 years old.

A family statement published in US media Tuesday said the beloved songwriter died of natural causes.