American Songwriter

On This Day in 1962, Patsy Cline Released Her Musical Farewell—an EP Containing a Cover One of Hank Williams’ Final Songs

Cline had begun to find consistent chart success in the years before her death. After several singles that failed to chart, she began a long line of hits when “I Fall to Pieces” topped the country ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Patsy Cline Unknowingly Began Her Final Recording Sessions, Cutting Covers of Multiple Timeless Pop and Country Standards

After more than five years of releasing singles that mostly failed to chart, Cline was just starting to find consistent chart success in the early 1960s. When “I Fall to Pieces” reached No. 1 in 1961, ...
People

New Patsy Cline Music Is Released 62 Years After Her Death: 'A Dream Come True'

Detective work locates dozens of recorded live performances, including 15 songs the late country icon never released Nancy Kruh is a Nashville-based writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has covered the ...
Chicago Tribune

From the Farm: Patsy Cline music and memories entice, both on stage and recipe of rocket stardom

Country western music icon Patsy Cline was born just one year after the birth of my own mom Peggy. Patsy was born Sept. 8, 1932, and mom Peggy, Aug. 17, 1931. Tragically, Patsy died at age 30 in March ...