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right here till 6:00,

neighbors.

And now here's a word from our

friends down at Hutchins' Hot Pigs.

(SNORTING)

Tell them all about it, Hutch,

and all of them little piglets.

You played it, huh? You ain't

even took it out of the wrapper.

Do you know how many

do-it-yourself records

I get in here every day?

If I played all of 'em, I wouldn't

have time to play anything else.

Well, why did you lie to us?

Huh?

Why'd you say

they didn't like us?

Doo worked so hard

to get us this record!

Hey, buddy, get her out of here.

I gotta go back on the air.

I'm sorry, buddy,

there's nothing I can do

once she gets

cranked up like this.

He took the picture, too.

Heck, we got four babies we had

to leave home with my mommy.

We drove all the way here,

spent every last dime we had.

Folks, we got a special treat

for you here today,

a young lady who I predict

is gonna go all the way.

I can't believe it!

I can't believe

you'd do something

so dadgum mean as that!

BOBBY:
Tell them

all about yourself, darling.

About myself?

(HONKS)

LORETTA ON RADIO: And then I sung it

for Doolittle. That's my husband.

Except everybody else calls

him Mooney on account of

he used to sell moonshine

back in Butcher Holler.

Where?

Butcher Holler,

that where me and Doo's

from back in Kentucky.

Anyway, I wrote the song

and Doo heard it,

and he said, "That's about the

prettiest song as I ever heard,

"good as Patsy Cline. "

I said, "Oh, ain't nobody

sings as good as Patsy. "

BOBBY:
Well, let's get a listen to it,

folks, brand-new on the Zero label,

Miss Lorene Lynn singing...

What?

...Honky Tonk Girl.

It's Loretta Lynn, not Lorene.

Loretta?

Uh-huh.

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING

ON RADIO)

DOOLITTLE:
Girl, you sure got

over being bashful fast.

I just done what you said, just

opened my mouth and out it come.

I couldn't even stop.

I didn't have no more notion of

what I was gonna

say than a rabbit.

You keep on being

a rabbit then, darlin'.

Hey, where is the next one?

You want me to watch for

that next transmitter?

Hell, yes, watch out

for that transmitter.

LORETTA ON RADIO: (SINGING)

We were so happy my heart was in a...

DJ 1 ON RADIO:
WTMT, the voice

of country in Hazard, Kentucky.

LORETTA:
We've been seeing all

different parts of the country

and meeting all kinds of people

and Doolittle, he's driving...

DJ 2:
WMIT in Middlesboro...

LORETTA:
Mama's back in Kentucky

taking care of the four babies.

Bet they're wondering what's

happened to their mama.

DJ 3:
Top Ridge, Tennessee...

LORETTA:
I had no idea where

singers got songs to sing,

so I thought, "Shoot.

I better just lock myself up in it,

"at least till I get this

music business figured out. "

(LORETTA SINGING ON RADIO)

MAN ON RADIO:
(SINGING)

Come fast through the mail

with a satisfied mind...

Doo, can we send the kids

some suckers or something?

No, baby, we can't afford it.

We ain't got the money.

Here's your baloney, 48 cents.

I'm getting so sick of baloney.

You are? Well, you know what they

say about baloney now, don't you?

What?

Makes you horny.

What's that mean?

(LAUGHING)

Are you so

dad-burned ignorant,

you don't know

what horny means?

No. What does it mean?

(LAUGHING)

Ain't gonna tell you.

Doo!

Doo, what does it mean?

(CONTINUES LAUGHING)

DJ ON RADIO:
With all these months on

the road have you hit Nashville yet?

LORETTA:
No, sir,

but I'm dying to.

I'm gonna get on the Grand Ole

Opry, too, just as soon as I can.

(CHUCKLES) Well, you know,

sometimes you gotta pay

a lot of dues to

get on the Opry.

Pay dues?

Well, for most people it takes

years and years of hard work.

Still,

from the looks of things,

you're off to

a real good start.

Shoot.

We've been driving so much

I don't even know

where I am half the time.

Oh, it's fun, though, you

know, we sing and talk

and Doo, that's my husband,

he'll get to acting horny.

What?

The more I laugh

the hornier he gets.

Loretta, goddamn!

He'll say,

"Loretta, spread me up

"one of them

baloney sandwiches!"

I don't know where in the

hell you think you are, lady,

but that kind of smut don't go

on in this part of the country.

I didn't know it was dirty.

I thought horny meant cutting

up and acting silly.

Come off that

dumb hillbilly act.

You know, mister,

if you knew Loretta,

you'd know that ain't no act.

Thank you, Doo.

Yeah, well, let me

tell you something.

We're gonna be damn lucky not to

lose our FCC license for this.

And I mean damn lucky!

You know, I'm gonna tell

you something else,

I ain't never playing another record

of yours on this radio station! Never!

Goddamn, Loretta.

Don't you ever stop to think

what the hell you're saying?

LORETTA:
You told me not to!

Wait up!

Don't worry about him, kids.

If you're on the charts,

you're gonna get played.

What charts?

(CHUCKLES) You got a hit record.

You don't know that?

That really

isn't an act, is it?

Look here, Cash Box magazine,

came out today.

You're number 14 nationwide.

You really didn't know.

Thank you. Doo!

(SOFT MUSIC

PLAYING ON RADIO)

I love you, Doo.

DJ ON RADIO:
For the girl

with roses on her pillow,

here's Patsy Cline's

number one hit, Crazy.

PATSY:
(SINGING) Crazy

I'm crazy for feeling so lonely

I'm crazy

Crazy for feeling so blue

I knew

You'd love me as long...

Doolittle?

Doo? Doo?

(HORN HONKING)

That old building sure would

hold a lot of hay, wouldn't it?

This is the

Grand Ole Opry.

You want chocolate or glazed?

The Grand Ole Opry!

What if they won't let me in?

They'd better let us in, I done spent

all the money on these donuts.

Besides that, how are

they gonna keep us out?

We're number 14!

Nationwide.

(PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC)

(SINGING) I'm walkin'

the floor over you

I can't sleep a wink,

that is true

I'm hoping and I'm praying as

my heart breaks right in two

Walkin' the floor over you

You left me and you went away

You said that

you'd be back in just a day

Are you Loretta Lynn?

Loretta Lynn?

Loretta Lynn?

Loretta Lynn? Loretta Lynn?

You Loretta Lynn?

I've been calling and calling you.

Now, Mr. Devine says to

put you on Ernest's show.

Now, you go stand right over yonder

and keep your eyes on Ernest.

He'll introduce you if the

show ain't running too long.

What's the matter with you?

I'm scared, Doo.

Scared? Goddamn!

I don't belong here.

You belong here as

much as anybody does.

Now try to quit that

complaining and relax.

I ain't ready.

I ain't paid my dues to be here.

By God, we'll pay

'em later on then.

Where you going?

If there's one thing I can't stand,

Loretta, it's a nervous damn woman.

Don't leave.

I ain't leaving you,

I'm just going to get out there

and get me some fresh air!

I'm walkin' the floor over you

I can't sleep a wink,

that is true

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Ain't got no place

in here for drunks.

We don't want

no trouble. Go home.

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

Thank you all.

Thank you so very

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