American Songwriter

On This Day in 1956, Patsy Cline Recorded the Hit Single She “Hated” So Much, It Made Her Cry in the Studio

The answer to that question is the answer to most queries in the music industry: because it pays. Cline had yet to score a hit with her record label, Four Star Records, and the suits were getting ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1957, Patsy Cline Released What Would Become Her First Hit, a Signature Track She Initially Disliked That Was Later Covered by Garth Brooks

On this day (February 11) in 1957, Patsy Cline released “Walkin’ After Midnight” as a single. Later that year, it would become her first single to reach the charts. It was also her first crossover hit ...
Chicago Tribune

From the Farm: Patsy Cline music and memories entice, both on stage and recipe of rocket stardom

Country western music icon Patsy Cline was born just one year after the birth of my own mom Peggy. Patsy was born Sept. 8, 1932, and mom Peggy, Aug. 17, 1931. Tragically, Patsy died at age 30 in March ...