Loretta Lynn’s Vintage Eagle Tour Bus Up For Sale
A vintage baby blue 1977 Eagle tour bus that was once used by a host of country legends, including bluegrass maestro Vassar Clements, Country Music Hall of Famer Faron Young, and eventually landed in the fleet of Loretta Lynn, is currently up for sale on eBay by the current owner. It was the property of Loretta Lynn’s guitarist Perley Curtis until it eventually landed in the hands of a politician named Kenneth Koph, who sold it to its current owners, the 7 Degrees of Change Foundation, which helps promote global literacy.
“We had no idea about the musical heritage until I started researching,” said Brad Barth of 7 Degrees of Change. “It has been an interesting project to say the least!”
Vassar Clements is believed to be the very first owner of the bus before landing in the hands of Faron Young and Perley Curtis. Somewhere along the way, it’s also believed to have been used by the band Badfinger, who once had a big hit with “Baby Blue,” made famous again after being featured as the final song in the television series Breaking Bad, and not a bad name for the blue Eagle bus. It was also featured in the very first video for Sugarland, back when they were a trio, not a duo (and actually played country music).
The bus Sleeps 8 or more, has a bathroom, 2 flat screen TV’s, a music system, 2 DVD players, microwave, surround speakers, 6 bunks, 1 private bedroom, air horns, refrigerator, 2 apartment-style air conditioners, and floor access panels to get to the top of the motor from inside the bus if ever needed.
Loretta Lynn recently suffered a mild stroke, but according to her brother Herman Webb, she is recovering well and is up and walking.
More information can be found on the eBay listing for the bus.
July 1, 2017 @ 10:38 am
Would be nice to see a young female country artist rollin’ in this old bus. I bet some nice country songs were written there… if walls could talk…
July 1, 2017 @ 11:05 am
I think I’m going to bid on it, if the price stays this low.
July 1, 2017 @ 1:16 pm
cool! Vassar Clements is one of my favorite fiddlers!
July 1, 2017 @ 3:40 pm
Josh Turner already purchased her Lincoln.
July 1, 2017 @ 4:16 pm
bwahahahahahahahahaha
July 1, 2017 @ 4:36 pm
I love that song. Prime example of how to write a novelty song.
July 1, 2017 @ 6:19 pm
I can see me in this at Bristol and Talladega.
July 1, 2017 @ 8:40 pm
EmiSunshine you need this
July 2, 2017 @ 9:15 am
The fact of it being Faron Young’s tour bus makes it more exciting to me. I wanna hear those stories. I’m sure there’s at least one to rival the bus tales in the George Jones bio.
July 2, 2017 @ 9:31 am
Slowly I turned,……..Step By step……Inch by inch…….
July 3, 2017 @ 11:25 am
Interested in purchasing this bud!!
July 3, 2017 @ 11:26 am
BUS!!!
March 3, 2019 @ 2:31 pm
Loretta Lynn’s Silver Eagle tour bus was a 1972 model. Not a 1977.
March 21, 2019 @ 2:48 pm
Your correct Rick, also the band Badfinger was no longer together as of April of 75′. Badfinger toured the U.S. in a Greyhound Scenicruiser
March 21, 2019 @ 2:39 pm
I was reading an article in “Wide open Country” magazine that stated the rock band “Badfinger” toured the U.S. in Loretta Lynn’s 1977′ Eagle coach, that is “IMPOSSIBLE”, Badfinger fell apart and disbanded in 1975 when Pete Ham (driving force and lead member) committed suicide.
When Badfinger toured the U.S. they used a “Greyhound Scenicruiser”.
January 18, 2020 @ 8:43 pm
Hello from Cowboy Joe Evans in Arizona. So it’s January 2020. Who’s the owners of this bus now?