Categories: Big Spring Jam

 

What do you get when you combine Loretta Lynn's granddaughter, John Wayne's granddaughter and one of the ancestors of Daniel Boone?

A band of hot, 20-something chicks called The Girls that will be performing Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on the WDRM/Crestwood Stage at the 16th annual Big Spring Jam.

 

The girls are Tayla Lynn, Jennifer Wayne and Caroline Cutbirth (the distant relative of 'ol Daniel). They're also filming episodes for a possible reality show for the Oxygen network.

Lynn, by all accounts, seems to be the craziest.

Her manager warned that we may need to edit her interview, but for the most part, she was PG-13.

"We've been together for about a year," Lynn, 26, said during a phone interview. "We're b---s to the wall, say anything.

"Jennifer originally had the idea to do a reality show. She and Caroline are good friends and took it to Creative Artists Agency. She contacted Anastasia Brown there and she thought they needed a third girl. They were searching granddaughters of legends and found me on my MySpace. At the time, I was a solo artist and out on the road with my grandmother.

"They thought I'd be the perfect third."

Lynn admits the idea of the girl band started out as a gimmick and she wasn't sure it would work because they all come from different walks of life. The result has been a nice surprise.

"I didn't share any similarities in life with the other two," Lynn said. "They were culturally different. Caroline is from Waco, Texas, and her dad is a dentist. Jennifer grew up in Beverly Hills. I grew up a hillbilly, redneck and barefoot. I lived in a white trailer next to a junkyard with a donkey called Donkeyote, who was the only friend I had.

"So, I really thought it would be a struggle to be part of the group. My music is left of center and theirs is more radio pop. Mine is alt country and my personality is different. Last year, I kind of fought with it, but they're just too hard to resist. I love them."

Lynn says she's a lot like her famous granny, Loretta.

"She said, 'We're cut from the same cloth. It's like your dad wasn't even there,' " Lynn said. "People say I'm a spitting image of her. She's wild as hell, feisty and can call you down in a heartbeat. But she's also one of the most tender grandmothers you could ever have."

 

( I have not heard them, but thought it was funny read when she talk about her grandma Loretta)