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 ...

June 14, 1961, marks both one of the darkest and most consequential days of one country musician's career.

Released during a period of mourning, the collection helped ensure that her voice and the timeless songs she recorded would continue to captivate audiences for generations.

The country music world was robbed of one of its most singular voices on March 5, 1963, when Patsy Cline died in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. Just 30 years old, Cline made her recording debut ...

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 ...

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 ...

A three-day event in Camden, Tenn. featuring concerts, speakers and a vigil will mark the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed country music star Patsy Cline and three others.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - January 30, 1961. Patsy Cline’s iconic song, I Fall to Pieces, becomes Billboard’s #1 Country and Western single of the year and a crossover pop hit. Cline’s last concert was ...