In many ways, Patsy Cline was country music’s original female firebrand. Before crossover hits were a foregone conclusion, she dominated both the country and pop charts with songs like “Walking After ...

Death has a funny way of casting a somewhat supernatural pall over past events. We remember the things deceased people said or did leading up to their passing with new context that makes seemingly ...

Just three months after the tragic death of country music starPatsy Cline, her record label took an important step in preserving and celebrating her remarkable career. On June 10, 1963, Decca Records ...

Country legend Patsy Cline is an icon who inspired many other country superstars, so some people are surprised to hear she only lived to the age of 30. Unfortunately, she was killed in a tragic ...

The story of country music icon Patsy Cline‘s short career is filled with tragedy. When she flew to Kansas to participate in a memorial concert, her plane never made it back home to Nashville. She and ...

Editor's note: The crash that killed Patsy Cline happened March 5, 1963. This story recounting the tragedy and its impact in Nashville was originally published on the 53rd anniversary of her death.

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. Click here for that audio. Singer Patsy Cline helped create the Nashville sound, a crossover between country and pop, in the 1950s and ...

Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; Sept. 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the ...

As a young, aspiring “girl singer” arriving in Nashville in the early Sixties, Loretta Lynn found a mentor in established artist Patsy Cline. Like Cline, Lynn was signed to Decca Records, produced by ...