Hot on the heels of her universally acclaimed Van Lear Rose LP, subversive country legend Loretta Lynn has announced plans to collaborate with White Stripes axe-grinder Jack White on two more full-length records for Interscope. Speaking last week to The New York Times, Lynn revealed, “I’ve got two more [albums] in mind, and Jack and I are going to do ’em together. When I’m on the road, I say to my fans: ‘How many of you know The White Stripes?’ And they applaud. Country people know him.”
Lynn is presently on the road, playing modest gigs– mostly at casinos– nationwide, but she told the paper that she will also embark on another tour with White and the Van Lear Rose backing band, which she named The Do-Whaters, possibly playing rock venues: “Me and Jack are going to do a tour with the Do-Whaters, the boys that played on the album. I’ll take my band out, too, so it won’t be no big deal.” When she might find time for that tour remains to be seen, however, since her current itinerary has her booked fairly solid through the end of the year. Current dates:
05-14 Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall
05-15 Norfolk, VA – Chrysler Hall
05-29 Hurricane Mills, TN – Loretta Lynn Ranch
06-04 Lubbock, TX – West Texas Canyon Amphitheater
06-05 San Antonio, TX – Sunset Station
06-11 Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre
06-12 Toledo, OH – Stranahan Theatre
06-18 Florence, IN – Belterra Casino & Resort
06-19 Branson, MO – Grand Palace
06-20 Birmingham, AL – City Stages
06-25 Bossier City, LA – Isle of Capri Casino
06-26 Jackson, MS – Jackson Municipal Auditorium
07-03 Hurricane Mills, TN – Loretta Lynn Ranch
07-17 Branson, MO – Grand Palace
07-21 Walker, MN – Northern Lights Casino
07-22 West Bend, WI – Washington County Fair Park
07-30 Gilford, NH – Meadowbrook Farm Musical Arts Center
07-31 Atlantic City, NJ – Adrian Phillips Ballroom
08-07 North Myrtle Beach, SC – Alabama Theatre
08-20 Chautauqua, NY – Chautauqua Institution
08-21 Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre
08-22 Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre
08-24 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Wolf Den
08-25 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Wolf Den
08-27 Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Pavillion
08-28 Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Pavillion
09-17 Robinsonville, MS – Sam’s Town
09-18 Kinder, LA – Grand Casino Coushatta
10-02 Hurricane Mills, TN – Loretta Lynn Ranch
10-16 Taylorville, IL – Nashville North
10-17 Taylorville, IL – Nashville North
10-23 Cumming, GA – Lanierland Music Park
11-12 Renfro Valley, KY – Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
11-13 Renfro Valley, KY – Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
12-17 Burgettstown, PA – Pepsi Cola Roadhouse
Source pitchfork.com.