April 24, 1996

UNIVERSIAL CITY, UNITED STATES: Patty Loveless holds her Academy of Country Music Awards 24 April at the 31 Annual Country Music Awards held at Universial City, California. Loveless won the "Top Female Vocalist" award. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Jeff HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

December 7, 2003

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: Patty Loveless arrives at the Kennedy Center Honors December 7, 2003 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

February 8, 2004

LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 8: Actress Patty Loveless arrives at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

November 9, 2004

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 09: Patty Loveless poses backstage at the 38th Annual CMA Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House November 9, 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rusty Russell/Getty Images)

November 9, 2004

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 9: Patty Loveless arrives at the 38th Annual CMA Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House November 9, 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rusty Russell/Getty Images)

September 22, 2009

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 22: Country singer Patty Loveless performs during the second annual ACM Honors at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on September 22, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images for ACM)

September 22, 2009

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 22: ***EXCLUSIVE*** Singer/Songwriter Patty Loveless and Singer/Songwriter Jamey Johnson backstage during the second annual ACM Honors at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on September 22, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

February 13, 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 13: Singer Patty Loveless performs during pre-race ceremonies at the NASCAR Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 13, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

May 19, 2010

NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 19: Recording Artists Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless and Alison Krauss perform during the "Music Saves Mountains" benefit concert at the Ryman Auditorium on May 19, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

February 19, 2011

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 19: American country music singer Patty Loveless poses prior to the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR)

April 7, 2011

LEXINGTON, KY - APRIL 07: Patty Loveless attends the 2011 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum Induction at the Lexington Center Bluegrass Ballroom on April 7, 2011 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen Cohen/Getty Images)