Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline | |
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 Cline in a publicity portrait for Decca Records, 1960 | |
| Born | Virginia Patterson Hensley September 8, 1932 |
| Died | March 5, 1963 (aged 30) Camden, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Resting place | Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1948–1963 |
| Spouse(s) |
Gerald Cline
(m. 1953; div. 1957) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | patsymuseum.com |
Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer.
Some of Cline's greatest known hits were "She's Got You," "I Fall to Pieces," "Walkin' After Midnight," "Sweet Dreams," and "Crazy".
In 1973, Cline was named to the Country Music Hall of Fame. This was after she had died. She was the first woman to enter the Country Music Hall of Fame.
She died on March 5, 1963 in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. She is buried at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester, Virginia.
Patsy Cline Media
Cline's house on South Kent Street in Winchester, Virginia where she lived from age 16 to 21.
The Brunswick, Maryland Moose Lodge
Publicity photograph, March 1957
Billboard advertisement, May 22, 1961
Patsy Cline in front of the Merri-Mint Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, late 1962
Patsy Cline aircraft crash site, Camden, Tennessee
The grave of Patsy Cline, Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, Virginia.
Actress Jessica Lange portrayed Cline in the 1985 Academy Award-nominated biopic Sweet Dreams.
Cline's plaque is located inside the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. She was the first female solo artist inducted into that hall.
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References
- ↑ Pae, Peter. CRAZY OVER CLINE. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/08/27/crazy-over-cline/e12f009d-80bf-49cf-a062-402184101f8e/. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ↑ About Patsy. Celebrating Patsy Cline.org. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ↑ Nassour, Ellis 1993, p. 85.
- ↑ Nashville Sound / Countrypolitan. AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ↑ Soslow, Robin. Patsy Cline Museum and the wonderful women of Music City give you more reasons to be crazy over Nashville (May 10, 2018)My San Antonio.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ↑ Cuenca, Melody. 'Rockabilly Heaven' mixes rock, country into legendary music experience (July 23, 2019). Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ Hofstra, Warren E.. Sweet Dreams: The World of Patsy Cline. PopMatters (September 20, 2013). Retrieved July 8, 2017.