Patsy Cline (Born Virginia Hensley)
September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963
Patsy Cline was arguably the greatest female singer that country music has ever known. If not the greatest, she was clearly one of the most influential, even though her career was cut tragically short after just eight years. With a booming voice, it didn’t take long for Cline to get noticed thanks to numerous radio talent shows on which she performed as a teen. By the mid ’50s, Cline was making her first records, and in 1957, she released “Walkin’ After Midnight,” which became her first hit and propelled her into the national limelight. Over the next several years Cline released such future country standards as “I Fall To Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams,” and of course, the Willie Nelson penned, “Crazy.” She truly was one of the all-time queens of country music, but sadly that all came to a quick end on March 5, 1963. While flying from a show in Kansas City, Kansas, the small plane that carried Cline, manager, Randy Hughes, and band members, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas crashed due to bad weather. There were no survivors. The great Patsy Cline was dead at 30.
What You Should Own
I’ve always loved you Patsy.
I BELEIVE PASTY WAS THEIR WHEN MY SON MATTHEW WAS BORN THE SONG SWEET DREAMS WAS PLAYING THAT DAY HE WAS BORN MARCH 5TH 2002 WE LOVE PATSY CLINE
Patsy Cline will always be my favorite. And, God bless Willie Nelson for writing CRASY. The all time best slow dance. A real belly rubber.