Stars Pay Tribute To Loretta Lynn

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As we reported separately,  Country Music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn passed away yesterday at the age of 90 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The news has left the music world in mourning, with several artists taking to social media to pay tribute to the country legend.

Check out some of the tributes below:

• "Great Britain lost their long-time reigning Queen … now we have lost ours… Rest Easy Miss Loretta … we all loved you … so very much … until the day.” - Joe Bonsall / The Oak Ridge Boys
• “The world has lost an icon and a friend. Her music will live on forever. We love you Loretta and you are already missed. My prayers to her family, friends, and fans.” - Johnny Lee
• “This was a heartbreaking moment. I only met her a couple of times, but she was always been a big part of my life since I was a little kid. I have listened to her music. My momma and daddy played it all the time. You know they won’t live forever, but when they go it still catches you off guard. She will always be here in spirit and soul.” - Mark Chesnutt
• “Oh so sad to hear of the passing of Loretta Lynn. I’ve listened to her music all my life, sang her songs, and was thrilled to work with her at the same shows on a few occasions. One, in particular, was in 1985 with Jim Ed Brown and Loretta. We started to sign autographs in front of the stage; the crowd started rushing the stage and security quickly hoisted me, Loretta, and Jim Ed to safety. I had never experienced anything like that. I realized a potentially dangerous situation was only because of the audience's love for the music and the artists. She was loved for her real, down-home, honest personality; in addition to her amazing voice and songs. She will be incredibly missed, but her music will live on forever. Rest In Sweet Peace Loretta." - Rhonda Vincent
• “It’s another very sad day as I hear the news of my dear friend Loretta Lynn passing. I always loved touring and doing concerts with her through the years. She was and will always be one of the strongest forces that helped propel country music worldwide. Gone but will never be forgotten. R.I.P. my friend.” - T.G. Sheppard
• "I'll always remember when Loretta Lynn and I shared a dressing room in California at Knott's Berry Farm for the ACM - Academy of Country Music show - we talked about shoe shopping! It was so much fun - Great memories of a great lady! May she Rest In Peace!" - Janie Fricke 

•  "She was the first female [artist] for me," Garth Brooks shares in a long tribute with Billboard. "I know her contemporaries and I know there were women that came before Loretta, but Loretta was the first Reba. She was the first Dolly. She was the first of the female stalwarts that you built a foundation on and she never gave that throne up," adding, "For me, Loretta Lynn’s name is as powerful today as it ever was." Read the full tribute here.