In this March 17, 2016, file photo, Loretta Lynn performs at the BBC Music Showcase at Stubb's during South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will feature exhibits on Lynn, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, and Shania Twain in 2017. The museum announced Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 their slate of exhibitions for the new year, which also includes a new exhibition called American Currents, focusing on music from 2016. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
American country music legend Loretta Lynn was admitted into a hospital in Nashville last night after she suffered a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., a statement on her website says.
She is currently under medical care and is responsive and expected to make a full recovery, according to the statement.
Loretta, who just celebrated her 85th birthday, has been advised by her doctors to stay off the road while she is recuperating. Upcoming scheduled shows will be postponed, according to the statement.
For information on when shows will be rescheduled, fans are encouraged to visit LorettaLynn.com.
