Today in 1960, Loretta Lynn made her Grand Ole Opry debut.

Loretta Lynn told the newspaper, The Tennesseean: “I came out the back of the building, and I was hollering, ‘I’ve sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I’ve sung on the Grand Ole Opry!’”

She was 25 at the time, and was just signed to the Zero label, before she began her longtime association with Decca. Lynn had made her first country singles chart appearance in June of that same year with ‘I’m A Honky Tonk Girl.’ It reached No. 14 during it’s nine-week run.