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 LIFE AND TIMES OF PATSY CLINE" by Margaret Jones (University of Illinois Press, distributed for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Country Music Foundation Press, 376 pages, $25).

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few friendships in show business have been as legendary or heartfelt as the bond between the late country superstars Loretta Lynn ...

Country music legend Patsy Cline's life was a mixture of struggle, success and tragedy. Her journey to break into the male-dominated music business of the '50s and achieve pop crossover success has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Patsy Cline's life and career were cut short in a plane crash six decades ago. But her musical legacy endures and her influence palpable in a star-packed tribute concert appearing Friday night on PBS.

Before the plane crash that took her life, Cline was on track to be a huge star. But she wasn’t there yet, Fudge cautions. “There’s a common misconception that Patsy had all these things when, in ...

Few friendships in show business have been as legendary or heartfelt as the bond between the late country superstars Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline. Though their friendship was cut short by Cline's ...