The friendship between Loretta Lynn and Jack White is always one that has warmed my heart and quizzed my brain. And this ambivalence even extends to the story of how they became friends in the first place.
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In a 2005 episode of CMT's 60 Minutes Uncut, both Loretta Lynn and Jack White made interview appearances, both together and separately. Whether near or far, however, their love for each other shines from their smiles.
Thankfully, they explained the story of how they became friends.
Jack White and his partner at the time, Meg White, were driving home after recording an album for The White Stripes. "We saw a sign that said 'Loretta Lynn's dude ranch,'" explained Jack.
"We drove into the property, and we saw a house; we couldn't believe it! That's where she lives!"
After recollecting themselves, The White Stripes duo went home. For whatever reason, they then dedicated their next album to Loretta Lynn, their 2001 record, White Blood Cells.
This dedication got back to Loretta Lynn, who must have been flattered by it. After all, Jack White was pretty big in the scene back then, even if this was before "Seven Nation Army."
To show her appreciation, Loretta Lynn invited both Jack and Meg into her home for a dinner. And that is where the friendship blossomed.
Loretta Lynn Invited Jack White Over For Dinner
"Well I had him and Meg down to eat with me," she explained. "I had fixed chicken and dumplings and made homemade bread." A loaf that he would take home with him. Apparently, it was the best bread he'd ever had in his life.
That dinner opened the door for their friendship and their professional relationship, for they went on to record and tour together, growing closer with each interaction.
"We have a really good relationship," Jack White said. "It's really good the way we connect to each other, it's kind of that feeling, you know, when you meet somebody and you just kind of feel like you've known them forever."
"He's a hardcore rock'n roller," Lynn said of Jack. "You know what, he's a little old country boy from Detroit."
