Emmy Russell, granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, is making a name for herself by competing on the current season of 'American Idol.'
For 'American Idol' contestant Emmy Russell, country music runs in her blood. Russell, who officially made the Top 20 on last night's episode of the singing competition show, is the granddaughter of country music superstar Loretta Lynn, and as she is proving, Russell has inherited some of Lynn's remarkable talent. 'I'm a songwriter,' the 25-year-old singer said in a video shared on last night's episode of 'American Idol.' 'It's in my blood.
When she still did performances, Lynn sometimes brought Russell out to perform with her. As she explained during a recent appearance on Southern Living's 'Biscuits & Jam' podcast, 'Memaw passed down her guitar to me when I was 15 at the Ryman Auditiorium. She said ‘You’re the one that can do it.' She always thought I had this spark about me ever since I was a little kid. She felt she needed to give me the guitar as the torch in a way.
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