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Patsy Cline was a celebrated country singer best known for her crossover hits, including "Crazy" and "Walking After Midnight."
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Patsy Cline - Crazy (2:23)
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Loretta Lynn - Last Gift (1:27)
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Patsy Cline - Crazy
In 1962, County Music legend Patsy Cline recorded Willie Nelson's song, "Crazy," a song he'd written while driving.
Charlie Dick - Willie Helps Patsy
Patsy Cline's husband, Charlie Dick, recalls when she came down with laryngitis in Las Vegas and her friend Willie Nelson graced the stage to help her out.
Loretta Lynn - Last Gift
Loretta Lynn shares a story of the last gift given to her by Patsy Cline.
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Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932 in Winchester, Virginia. Cline performed for nearly a decade before her breakthrough 1957 television appearance, singing "Walking After Midnight." She went on to many crossover pop and country hits, including "Crazy" and "She's Got You," becoming one of the leading Nashville figures before her death in a plane crash in 1963.
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"The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music."
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Singer. Born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. A country music legend, Patsy Cline helped break down the gender barrier in this musical genre. Known for her smooth-sounding, emotive voice, she started performing at a young age. Cline taught herself to play piano and became interested in country music.
After a few earlier attempts to get her career started, Patsy Cline got a recording contact in the mid-1950s. This led to the release of one of her greatest hits, “Walkin’ After Midnight.” Sales of the song took off until she performed it on a television talent show in 1957. After her appearance on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts, the song hit the country and pop charts.
In the early 1960s, Patsy Cline joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee—a true sign of her place in country music. Now with Decca Records, she released some of her greatest hits. “I Fall to Pieces” hit the top of the country charts and “Crazy” did almost as well. Outspoken, she developed a bit of tough persona. Still, Cline took the time to help other female performers, such as Loretta Lynn, with their careers.
Patsy Cline’s own career was all too brief. She died on March 5, 1963, in a plane crash. After her death, the song “Sweet Dreams” was released and became a hit. Considering one of country music’s greatest vocalists, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973. Her life became the subject of the 1985 film, Sweet Dreams, starring Jessica Lange. Her music remains popular today with fans around the world.
Patsy Cline was married to Gerald Cline for a time in the mid-1950s, but the union was short-lived. She married Charlie Dick in 1957 and together they had two children, Julia and Allen Randolph.
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