On this day (September 8) in 1932, Virginia Patterson Hensley was born in Winchester, Virginia. At the age of 15, she performed on her local radio station for the first time. She signed her first ...
On October 16, 1961, Patsy Cline released “Crazy,” a song that rewrote the language of heartbreak in country music. At the time, Willie Nelson was a struggling songwriter working odd jobs in Nashville ...
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 ...