LORETTA LYNN SET FOR LILITH FAIR
Country star LORETTA LYNN has laughed off reports she’s near death by sig= ning up as a performer on the 2010 Lilith Fair touring festival.
The singer/songwriter fell ill with influenza late last year (09) and u= ncharacteristically axed a handful of shows so she could recuperate at he= r home in the Bahamas, prompting speculation the 74 year old was seriousl= y sick.
Her daughter, Patsy Lynn Russell, insisted the star was doing well and = planning to return to America in January to plan her 2010 touring schedul= e - and she has done just that.
Lynn has been added to the Lilith Fair line-up, alongside Norah Jones, = Heart and the Gossip.
A statement from Lynn reads, "I’m happy they wanted me on this Lilith t= our. I have never done shows just with other girl singers before. When I = first started out, they said girl singers couldn’t sell records or concer= t tickets. We’ve come a long way since then and we’re gonna have a big ti= me out there." The revived touring music festival will hit 20 North American cities th= is summer (10).
Other acts on the bill include: La Roux, Beth Orton, Erykah Badu, Mary = J. Blige, Sheryl Crow and festival founder Sarah McLachlan.
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