Loretta Lynn‘s family has musical talent to spare — her granddaughter Emmy Russell even made it to the Top 5 on American Idol — but a sweet new video of her great-grandson Scout proves that the Lynn family is made for all aspects of the music business.
Eight-year-old Scout is one of two kids born to Lynn’s granddaughter Tayla. Tayla is a talented singer in her own right, and performs both as a solo artist and as one half of the country duo Twitty & Lynn.
At a recent show of Tayla’s, Scout hopped up on stage to remind fans to buy merch. She shared video of the sweet moment, documenting just how calm and collected the young boy was in front of a crowd.
“I’m so in love with this kid. Honey he ain’t scared of the stage,” Tayla joked as she shared the moment to social media. “He gets up there and says ‘Excuse me everyone.'”
At the beginning of the clip, Scout gives a thumbs-up to someone in the audience before stepping out to center stage, microphone in hand.
“Excuse me everyone. Down at the merch table at the end of the show, we printed out these,” he says, holding up a small print-out for the crowd to see. “We have a bunch. We’ll sign ’em. So can you please try to buy one?”
The crowd responded with cheering, “aw”s and applause. “They got stuff to sell, son,” Tayla joked when she shared the post.
Tayla often speaks publicly about her close relationship with her legendary grandmother. Most recently, she opened up about how Lynn believed and supported her when she suffered abuse from her stepfather.
Lynn’s family has dealt with its fair share of health challenges, and even tragedy, over the past couple years. The singer’s granddaughter Lynn Massey — daughter Lynn’s oldest child, Betty Sue Lynn — died last month after an illness.
Carena Liptak is an Associate Editor and staff writer at Taste of Country. She specializes in breaking country music news, interviews and lists. In particular, she’s got a soft spot for sad songs — check out her roundup of the 50 Saddest Country Songs of All Time!
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