Country music legend Loretta Lynn passed away last month at the age of 90.And just over a month later, Miranda Lambert got to help pay tribute to the Coal Miner's Daughter at the CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night.Afterwards, Lambert confessed she was honored to pay respects to Lynn, in part, because she felt a strong personal connection to Lynn, who scored 24 number one hit singles and 11 number one albums during career that dates back to the late 1950s.
Nod of respect: Miranda Lambert revealed how honored she was to help pay tribute to Loretta Lynn at the CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday'I spent some time with her, and you meet a lot of people in a career, but it's one of those memories that's forever burned into my heart,' Lambert told People on the CMA red carpet. 'She was such a lovely human being and made me feel so at home.
It's kind of intimidating to hang out with your hero all day, but she made me just feel like an old friend.' Lambert, 39, also confessed some of her most cherished moments on stage was when she got to perform with Lynn.In recent years Lynn suffered from a series of health concerns, including pneumonia on multiple occasions and a broken arm after a fall at home.
Touched: 'She was such a lovely human being and made me feel so at home,' Lambert said of her time meeting her musical hero, adding .
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