American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, One of the Most Influential Women in Country Music’s Life Was Cut Short by a Tragic Plane Crash

On this day (March 5) in 1963, Patsy Cline died when a small plane she was in went down near Camden, Tennessee. Country singers Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins, as well as pilot Randy Hughes, also ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Patsy Cline Unknowingly Began Her Final Recording Sessions, Cutting Covers of Multiple Timeless Pop and Country Standards

After more than five years of releasing singles that mostly failed to chart, Cline was just starting to find consistent chart success in the early 1960s. When “I Fall to Pieces” reached No. 1 in 1961, ...
WDBJ

This Day in History: Patsy Cline dies in plane crash

Virginia native and noted country music artist Patsy Cline died in a plane crash in Tennessee. Cline is buried at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester. Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is ...
BroadwayWorld

Always Patsy Cline at Santa Maria Civic Theater

Based on a true story, Always, Patsy Cline tells the tale of friendship between the singer and a devoted fan, Louise Seger, until Cline’s death in a 1963 plane crash. “The show combines humor, sadness ...