On this day (November 27) in 1961, Patsy Cline released her sophomore album Showcase. The release came four years after her self-titled debut record dropped in 1957. It was the only album Cline ...

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 ...

“I just sing like I hurt inside. If you can’t do it with feeling, then don’t,” Cline once said of her passion for performing — and she sadly hurt a lot throughout her too-short career. The ...

As Louise shares her recollections -- from the first time she heard Patsy's music, to her later years of friendship and shared letters with the star -- you hear Takahashi's uncanny ability to ...

Country-western singer Patsy Cline was only 30 years old when she died in a plane crash in 1963, but many of the songs she sang remain popular today. “Always … Patsy Cline,” presented by Hillbarn ...

On March 7, 1953, Cline married her first husband, Gerald Cline. She signed a record contract the following year and recorded her first songs. Her husband reportedly hoped she would be a more ...