A 1961 crossover hit by Patsy Cline, written by Willie Nelson, remains one of the most celebrated country songs ever recorded ...

Cline’s life and career almost ended before she recorded Showcase. In June 1961, she and her brother were in a serious car accident. She had brought her mom, sister, and brother to Nashville to show ...

On this day (August 21) in 1961, Patsy Cline started the recording sessions for “Crazy” at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Written by Willie Nelson, “Crazy” became a hit for Cline and her ...

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 ...

This would have been a very different song.

(AP) Forty years after Virginia-born country singer Patsy Cline died in a plane crash near the marshy banks of the Tennessee River, fans leave plastic flowers and written messages at the crash site.

She was a legendary country and pop music crooner of the 1950s and ’60s, known for her smooth-as-silk contralto voice and throaty vocals. Now the life of Patsy Cline is returning to the stage in Point ...