WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT, SHE'S GOT YOU, and SO WRONG are really great songs by Patsy Cline. I'm new to your channel and want to see and hear more. Keep going and enjoy
Welcome to the world of Patsy Cline. Patsy was the Queen of Country Music I the late 1950’s until she died in a place crash in 1963 She is wearing an unusual head band in this video for medical reasons Patsy was involved in a serious car accident a few weeks earlier and sustained major injuries. The band was worn as part of her recovery. This song was written by a young future Country superstar , Willie Nelson. This and a few other songs helped Patsy cross over pop music radio network variety shows of the day. She developed a friendship with a young Loretta Lynn and mentored her and helped her become the next Queen of country Some of her best known songs to try out are… I Fall To Pieces, She’s Got You, Sweet Dreams, Walking After Midnight, and Faded Love. They are a good cross section of her talent and voice. Hope you enjoy the journey.
Great bio info. Gotta love Patsy - my mom and uncles’ era favorite though still playing on radio in 70’s, when I was early high school. This song was always playing at our family reunions. Over 300 extended family of aunts, uncles cousins, and second cousins at my grandmas on my mom’s side. We'd camp out in the woods. No kidding, they’d bring a piano in woods, sax, clarinet trumpet accordion and guitars. The parents aunts and uncles would get drunk and sing. And, or corse, they had records too. We’d campfire cook and kids would catch fireflies and frogs as the adults got rowdy and sang. Always such a blast. This song reminds me of those once a year reunions. Never knew Willie Nelson wrote this!
Patsy Cline felt every song she sang & you can hear the cry in her voice. You can hear her really crying as she recorded "Faded Love." The ending will tear your heart out.
A crazy good reaction 😜🤪! Yes, she has a really nice voice. This is Country music. Crazy was released as the second single from Patsy Cline's 1961 album: Showcase. It was written by Willie Nelson. It was produced by Owen Bradley. The song reached #2 on the Country chart, #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #9 on the Hot 100. The 2021 music video was directed by Natalie O'Moore. In November 1961, Patsy Cline sang the song during a performance with The Grand Ol' Opry cast at Carnegie Hall. A classic love song: "Crazy", finds Patsy Cline despondent after losing her love, who has run off with someone else. She always knew it would never work between them, but she still can't get over it, which seems crazy, but happens to the best of us. Patsy Cline was thrown through a windshield in a car accident two months before she recorded this as they didn't have seat belts back then. At the first session, she couldn't hit the high notes because of a broken rib, so the studio musicians recorded their parts without her. Two weeks later, she did her vocals while standing on crutches. The song is featured in the video games 🎮: Mafia III (2016), Deadpool (2013) and Twisted Metal (2012). The song has been featured in some TV shows including 📺: Tales Of The Walking Dead (2022), NCIS: Hawai'i (2022), Reacher (2022), Young Sheldon (2021), Black Lightning (2020), Fargo (2014), Misfits (2011), Fringe (2010), Cold Case (2004, 2008), Cybill (1995), Quantum Leap (1991), Moonlighting (1985) and more. The song has been featured in some films including 📽: Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Sweet Dreams (1985), Desert Hearts (1985), Murder One (1988), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Doc Hollywood (1991), Nell (1994), The Run Of The Country (1995), Tommy Boy (1995), Eddie & Pen (1996), Some Mother's Son (1996), In & Out (1997), What Rats Won't Do (1998), C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), The Ultimate Gift (2006), Nothing Personal (2009), Somewhere A Gentle Man (2010), Welcome To Marwen (2018) and more. The song has been covered by many artists including 📻: Linda Ronstadt, Chaka Khan ft The London Symphony Orchestra, Beverly D'Angelo, BJ Thomas, LeAnn Rimes, Julie Andrews, Neil Young, Floyd Cramer, Lara Fabian, Kidneythieves, Lisa Ono, Frank Ifield, Bobby Vinton, Colleen Peterson, Dottie West, Vic Damone, Ray Price, Crystal Gayle, Kay Starr, Julio Iglesias, Engelbert Humperdinck, PJ Proby, Johnny Mathis, Ray Stevens, Willie Nelson, Wanda Jackson and more. Miscellaneous Notes 🗃: According to Mojo magazine, Willie Nelson originally tried to sell this along with several other of his songs to Country music singer Larry Butler for $10 a piece. Larry Butler refused to take advantage, fortunately for Patsy Cline who, despite initially disliking "Crazy," made it into a huge hit. Both Patsy Cline's husband Charlie Dick and her producer Owen Bradley loved the song, and they that persuaded Patsy Cline to record it. The song was written by Willie Nelson. He was a struggling Country singer at the time and got a big break when Patsy Cline recorded this and made it a hit. It has become one of Willie Nelson's most enduring songs. He covered the song for his own debut album: ...And Then I Wrote, in 1962. Media outlets, including National Public Radio, New Musical Express, and American Songwriter defined "Crazy" as a Country music standard. Actress Beverly D'Angelo performed this when she played Patsy Cline in the 1980 Loretta Lynn biopic film: Coal Miner's Daughter. The recording was featured in the 1985 Patsy Cline biopic film: Sweet Dreams. In the UK, this was not a hit when it was first released, but went to #14 on the UK Singles chart when it was re-released there in 1990. In 1992, Patsy Cline's version of "Crazy" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1996, according to the Amusement And Music Operators Association, this was the most-played song on jukeboxes in the United States. Bob Seger's song: "Old Time Rock And Roll", was second and Elvis Presley's song: "Hound Dog", was third. On a 1998 episode of VH1's Storytellers, Willie Nelson revealed that this was originally titled: "Stupid." In 2003, Patsy Cline's recording was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress In 2004, it was ranked number 85 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the 2021 version of the list, the magazine placed it at number 195. In 2018, it was included by New Musical Express on their "25 best country songs of all time" list. In 2019, The Tennessean listed it as one of the 100 best Country songs of all time. The first-ever official music video for "Crazy" was released on February 12, 2021. Director Natalie O'Moore filmed the clip at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Song Credits 📝: Harold Bradley - 6-string electric bass Owen Bradley - organ Floyd Cramer - piano Buddy Harman - drums Walter Haynes - steel guitar Randy Hughes - acoustic guitar The Jordanaires - backing vocals Grady Martin - electric guitar Bob Moore - acoustic bass Lyrics 🗒: Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new Worry, why do I let myself worry? Wondering what in the world did I do? Oh crazy for thinking that my love could hold you I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying And I'm crazy for loving you Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying And I'm crazy for loving you Patsy Cline Info 📰: Patsy Cline was born Virginia Hensley in Winchester, Virginia in 1932. Virginia Hensley aka Patsy Cline was born on September 8, 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. She passed away on March 5, 1963, in Camden, Tennessee. She was a singer and songwriter. She possessed a contralto singing voice. Her musical influences growing up include: Helen Morgan, Kay Starr, Kate Smith and Charline Arthur. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first Country music artists to cross over into Pop music. She had several major hits during her 8 year recording career, including two #1 hits on the Hot Country And Western Sides chart: "I Fall To Pieces" (1961) and "She Got You" (1962). Patsy Cline has been cited in both Country and Pop music as of one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Her voice has also been called "haunting", "powerful", and "emotional". Patsy Cline's emotional expression and delivery of lyrics helped influence various musical genres and artists. Patsy Cline has been said to "help define" the Nashville Sound style of Country music. Lucinda Williams commented on Patsy Cline's vocal talent in helping define her legacy, stating: "Even though her style is considered Country, her delivery is more like a classic Pop singer... That's what set her apart from Loretta Lynn or Tammy Wynette. You'd almost think she was classically trained". Her living discography consist of 3 studio albums, 24 singles, 6 EPs, 1 compilation album, 6 other charted songs and one featured album appearance. Multiple albums, compilation albums, greatest hits albums have been released since her passing. Patsy Cline has sold 15 million records posthumously according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Patsy Cline has been a major influence on various music artists including Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, LeAnn Rimes, Linda Ronstadt, Trisha Yearwood, Sara Evans, Dottie West, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Cyndi Lauper, Trixie Mattel, Brandi Carlile and more. At age 13, Patsy Cline was hospitalized with a throat infection and rheumatic fever. Speaking of the incident in 1957 she said: "I developed a terrible throat infection and my heart even stopped beating. The doctor put me in an oxygen tent. You might say it was my return to the living after several days that launched me as a singer. The fever affected my throat and when I recovered I had this booming voice like Kate Smith's". It was during this time she developed an interest in singing. She started performing with her mother in the local Baptist choir. Mother and daughter also performed duets at church social events. She also taught herself how to play the piano. Upon entering the ninth grade, Patsy Cline enrolled at John Handley High School in Winchester, Virginia. However, the family had trouble sustaining an income after her father's desertion. Therefore, she dropped out of high school to help support the family. She began working at Gaunt's Drug Store in the Winchester area as a clerk and soda jerk. At age 15, she wrote a letter to the Grand Ol' Opry asking for an audition. She told local photographer Ralph Grubbs about the letter: "A friend thinks I'm crazy to send it. What do you think?". Ralph Grubbs encouraged her to send it. Several weeks later, she received a return letter from The Grand Ol' Opry asking for pictures and recordings. At the same time, Gospel performer Wally Fowler headlined a concert in her hometown. Patsy Cline convinced concert employees to let her backstage where she asked Wally Fowler for an audition. Following a successful audition, Patsy Cline's family received a call asking for her to audition for the Grand Ole Opry. She traveled with her mother, two siblings, and a family friend on an eight-hour journey to Nashville, Tennessee. With limited finances, they drove overnight and slept in a Nashville park the following morning. She auditioned for Opry performer Moon Mullican the same day. The audition was well-received and Patsy Cline expected to hear from The Grand Ol' Opry the same day. However, she never received news and the family returned to Virginia. ****CONTINUE BELOW****
Her first professional performances began at local radio station WINC when she was fifteen. In the early 1950s, Patsy Cline began appearing in a local band led by performer Bill Peer. In August 1953, she was a contestant in a local Country music contest. She won 100 dollars and the opportunity to perform as a regular on Connie B Gay's television show: Town And Country Time. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star Records record label in 1954. She had minor success with her earliest singles: "A Church, A Courtroom, Then Goodbye" (1955) and "I've Loved And Lost Again" (1956). In 1957, Patsy Cline made her first national television appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. After performing the song: "Walkin' After Midnight", the single became her first major hit on both the Country (#2) and Pop charts (#12). She released her debut album: Patsy Cline, in 1957. Patsy Cline's further singles with Four Star Records were unsuccessful, although she continued performing and recording. After marrying in 1957 and giving birth in 1958, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960. In the early 1960s, Patsy Cline became a star, performing in venues including The Grand Ol' Opry, The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and as a headliner for her own show at The Mint casino in Las Vegas. Patsy Cline took on a mentor role to Loretta Lynn and Loretta Lynn credits her with teaching her how to dress the part as a Country star. However, Patsy Cline also shared with her close friends, such as Loretta Lynn, June Carter, and Dottie West that she believed she did not have long to live. Under the direction of music producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single: "I Fall to Pieces", became her first song to top the Country chart plus it reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #12 on the Pop chart. As the song became a hit, she was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. Among her injuries were a broken wrist, dislocated hip and a large cut across her forehead, barely missing her eyes. After she recovered, her next single release: "Crazy", would also become a major hit peaking at #2 on the Country chart and #9 on the Pop chart. Her second studio album: Showcase, was released the same year, and then re-released in 1963. During 1962 and 1963, she toured and headlined shows with more frequency. Patsy Cline also had hits with the singles: "She's Got You" (#1 Country, #3 Adult Contemporary, #14 Pop), "When I Get Through With You" (#10 Country, #53 Pop), "So Wrong" (#14 Country, #85 Pop) and "Leavin' On Your Mind" (#8 Country, #83 Pop). The last single issued during her lifetime was the song: "Leavin' On Your Mind" in 1963. It reached the Top 10 on the Billboard country chart after her passing in March 1963. Patsy Cline's third studio album: Sentimentally Yours, was also issued in 1962. It was the final studio album issued in her lifetime. In March 1963, Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash along with Country performers Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and manager Randy Hughes, during a flight from Kansas City, Kansas, back to Nashville, Tennessee. Since her passing death, Patsy Cline has been cited as one of the most celebrated, respected, and influential performers of the 20th century. Her music has influenced performers of various styles and genres. She has also been seen as a forerunner for women in Country music, being among the first to sell records and headline concerts. In 1973, she became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1977, her close friend and mentee Loretta Lynn released a tribute album entitled: I Remember Patsy. The record contained covers of Patsy Cline's songs, including: "Back In Baby's Arms" and "Crazy". The album's lead single was: "She's Got You", which would reach the number 1 spot on the Billboard country chart in 1977. In the 1980s, Patsy Cline's posthumous successes continued in the mass media. She was portrayed twice in major motion pictures, including the 1985 biopic Sweet Dreams starring Jessica Lange. Several documentaries and stage shows were released during this time, including the 1988 musical: Always...Patsy Cline. Patsy Cline's hometown of Winchester, Virginia, has helped honor her legacy and career. In 1987, the local government approved the placing of markers within the town denoting it as the birthplace of Cline. The same year, a bell tower was erected in her burial location at Shenandoah Memorial Park. During the 1990s, two of her songs were voted among the "Greatest Juke Box Hits of All-Time". "Crazy" was voted as the #1 greatest song, along with "I Fall To Pieces" ranking at #17. A 1991 box set of her recordings was issued that received critical acclaim. In 1993, Patsy Cline was included on United States postal stamps as part of their "Legends" series. In 1995, Patsy Cline received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for her legacy and career. Additionally, her songs: "I Fall To Pieces" and "Crazy", received inductions into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In August 1999, Patsy Cline received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was attended by her widower Charlie Dick and daughter Julie Fudge. In 1999, she was ranked at number 11 among VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll". In 2003, she was included by Country Music Television on their list of the "40 Greatest Women of Country Music". Forty years after her passing, MCA Nashville released a tribute album entitled: Remembering Patsy Cline (2003). A television special also followed around the same time. The album consisted of cover versions of songs taken from Patsy Cline's 1967 greatest hits album. It included songs covered by Country artists such as Terri Clark and Martina McBride. It also featured artists from other genres such as Michelle Branch, Diana Krall and Patti Griffin. Her greatest hits album sold over 10 million copies in 2005. In 2005, her childhood home was given an official on-site marker and included on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2010, Patsy Cline ranked at #46 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All-Time". In 2011, Patsy Cline's childhood home was restored as a museum for visitors and fans to tour. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked #12 her on their 2017 list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time". In 2017, The Patsy Cline Museum opened in Nashville, Tennessee, on the second floor in the same building as the Johnny Cash Museum. The museum includes Patsy Cline's actual stage costumes, as well as her original scrapbook and record albums. It also features other artifacts such as the soda fountain machine from Gaunt's Drug Store where she worked as a teenager. Original letters that Patsy Cline wrote to friends are also included in the museum's collection. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Cline at No. 13 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. ****CONTINUE BELOW****
Patsy Cline Passing 🙏: On March 3, 1963, Patsy Cline performed a benefit at the Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, for the family of Disc Jockey "Cactus" Jack Call; he had passed away in an automobile crash a little over a month earlier. Also performing in the show were George Jones, George Riddle and The Jones Boys, Billy Walker, Dottie West, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, George McCormick, The Clinch Mountain Boys as well as Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Despite having a cold, Patsy Cline performed at 2:00, 5:15, and 8:15 pm. All the shows were standing-room only. For the 2 pm show, she wore a sky-blue tulle-laden dress; for the 5:15 show, a red dress; and for the closing show at 8 pm, she wore white chiffon dress. Her final song performed was the last song she had recorded the previous month: "I'll Sail My Ship Alone". Patsy Cline, who had spent the night at the Town House Motor Hotel, was unable to fly out the day after the concert because Fairfax Airport was fogged in. Dottie West asked Patsy Cline to ride in the car with her and her husband, Bill West, back to Nashville, an 8-hour drive, but Patsy Cline refused, saying: "Don't worry about me, Hoss. When it's my time to go, it's my time". On March 5, she called her mother from the motel and checked out at 12:30 pm, going the short distance to the airport and boarding a Piper PA-24 Comanche plane, aircraft registration number N7000P. On board were Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and pilot Randy Hughes. The plane stopped once in Rogers, Arkansas, to refuel and subsequently landed at Dyersburg Municipal Airport in Dyersburg, Tennessee, at 5 pm. Hawkshaw Hawkins had accepted Billy Walker's place after Billy Walker left on a commercial flight to take care of a stricken family member. The Dyersburg, Tennessee, airfield manager suggested they stay the night because of high winds and inclement weather, offering them free rooms and meals. But Randy Hughes, who was not trained in instrument flying, said: "I've already come this far. We'll be there before you know it". The plane took off at 6:07 pm. Patsy Cline's flight crashed in heavy weather on the evening of Tuesday, March 5, 1963. Her recovered wristwatch had stopped at 6:20 pm. The plane was found some 90 miles from its Nashville destination, in a forest outside of Camden, Tennessee. Forensic examination concluded that everyone aboard had been killed instantly. Until the wreckage was discovered the following dawn and reported on the radio, friends and family had not given up hope. Endless calls tied up the local telephone exchanges to such a degree that other emergency calls had trouble getting through. The lights at the aircraft's destination, Cornelia Fort Airpark, were kept on throughout the night, as reports of the missing plane were broadcast on radio and TV. Early in the morning, Roger Miller and a friend went searching for survivors: "As fast as I could, I ran through the woods screaming their names-through the brush and the trees-and I came up over this little rise, oh, my God, there they were. It was ghastly. The plane had crashed nose down". Shortly after the bodies were removed, looters scavenged the area. Some recovered items were eventually donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Patsy Cline's wristwatch, a Confederate flag cigarette lighter, a studded belt, and three pairs of gold lamé slippers were among them. Patsy Cline's fee in cash from the last performance was never recovered. Per her wishes, Patsy Cline's body was brought to her hometown of Winchester, Virginia, for her memorial service, which thousands attended. People jammed against the small tent over her gold casket and the grave to take all the flowers they could reach as keepsakes. She was laid to rest at Shenandoah Memorial Park in her hometown of Winchester, Virginia. Her grave is marked with a bronze plaque, which reads: "Virginia H Dick ('Patsy Cline' is noted under her name) 'Death Cannot Kill What Never Dies: Love'". A memorial marks the exact place off Mt Carmel Road in Camden, Tennessee, where the plane crashed in the still-remote forest. Patsy Cline Albums 📀: 1. Studio Albums Patsy Cline (1957) Showcase (1961) Sentimentally Yours (1962) 2. Posthumous Studio Albums A Portrait Of Patsy Cline (1964) That's How A Heartache Begins (1964) Always (1980) Some more good Patsy Cline songs 🎶: I Fall To Pieces, Leavin' On Your Mind, Walkin' After Midnight, I Can See An Angel, She Got You, I'll Sail My Ship Alone, Never No More, Hungry For Love, That Wonderful Someone, Honky Tonk Merry Go Round, San Antonio Rose, I Cried All The Way To The Altar, Your Kinda Love, If I Could Only Stay Asleep, Who Can I Count On, I've Loved And Lost Again, Dear God, The Wayward Wind, In Care Of The Blues, Don't Ever Leave Me Again, I Love You So Much It Hurts, Ain't No Wheels On This Ship, I Can't Forget, Leavin' On Your Mind, You're Stronger Than Me, Cry Not For Me, Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul, Crazy Dreams, South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way), Turn The Cards Slowly, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, (Write Me) In Care Of The Blues, Lovesick Blues, Too Many Secrets, Imagine That, Fingerprints, Then You'll Know, Foolin' 'Round, Today Tomorrow And Forever, When You Need A Laugh, I Love You So Much It Hurts Me, San Antonio Rose, True Love, A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold), Heartaches, Stop The World (And Let Me Off), That's My Desire, Your Cheatin' Heart, Anytime, That's My Desire, Strange, You Belong To Me, You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love), Half As Much, I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You), I Love You Honey, Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home, Shoes, I'm Moving Along, Lovin' In Vain, He Called Me Baby, Come On In, Seven Lonely Days, Faded Love, So Wrong, Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, Love Letters In The Sand, Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue), Lonely Street, Life's Railway To Heaven, Just Out Of Reach, Yes I Understand, Does Your Heart Beat For Me, Walking Dream, Why Can't He Be You, That's How A Heartache Begins, Back In Baby's Arms, You Took Him Off My Hands, A Stranger In My Arms, Half As Much, I Don't Wanta, Love Love Love Me Honey Do, You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It), Tra Le La Le La Triangle, Let The Teardrops Fall, Three Cigarettes (In An Ashtray), How Can I Face Tomorrow, If I Could See The World (Through The Eyes Of A Child), A Church A Courtroom Then Goodbye and Hidin' Out. Fun Fact 🕵♀: Patsy Cline's public image changed during the course of her music career. She began her career wearing cowgirl dresses and hats designed by her mother. However, as her music crossed over into Pop, she began wearing sequined gowns and cocktail dresses. While she would often wear cowgirl costumes for live performances, she would also wear evening dresses for television and metropolitan performances.
Her life was tragical... in several ways, she was really a rose that grew trough the concrete!!! 😟 💔 Thanks for your Commitment and Soul by listening to her! You've got a big 💖 😏
The late great Patsy Cline , a trailblazer for women in country music . Patsy had great crossover appeal as well , such a beautiful voice that transcends music genres
Back when singers really had to know how to sing. No costumes, no dancing, no gimmicks, no auto-tune, just pure talent.
She was amazing, I was a kid when she died in a plane crash, I remember my parents being upset 🥺
Dang that remind me of the same thing that happened to Aaliyah
WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT,
SHE'S GOT YOU,
and SO WRONG are really great songs by Patsy Cline. I'm new to your channel and want to see and hear more. Keep going and enjoy
Patsy was amazing! Voice control was famous!❤
Welcome to the world of Patsy Cline. Patsy was the Queen of Country Music I the late 1950’s until she died in a place crash in 1963 She is wearing an unusual head band in this video for medical reasons Patsy was involved in a serious car accident a few weeks earlier and sustained major injuries. The band was worn as part of her recovery.
This song was written by a young future Country superstar , Willie Nelson. This and a few other songs helped Patsy cross over pop music radio network variety shows of the day. She developed a friendship with a young Loretta Lynn and mentored her and helped her become the next Queen of country
Some of her best known songs to try out are… I Fall To Pieces, She’s Got You, Sweet Dreams, Walking After Midnight, and Faded Love. They are a good cross section of her talent and voice. Hope you enjoy the journey.
Great bio info. Gotta love Patsy - my mom and uncles’ era favorite though still playing on radio in 70’s, when I was early high school. This song was always playing at our family reunions. Over 300 extended family of aunts, uncles cousins, and second cousins at my grandmas on my mom’s side.
We'd camp out in the woods. No kidding, they’d bring a piano in woods, sax, clarinet trumpet accordion and guitars. The parents aunts and uncles would get drunk and sing. And, or corse, they had records too. We’d campfire cook and kids would catch fireflies and frogs as the adults got rowdy and sang. Always such a blast. This song reminds me of those once a year reunions.
Never knew Willie Nelson wrote this!
One of the greatest vocalists of all time. Patsy Cline is a legend.
Patsy Cline felt every song she sang & you can hear the cry in her voice. You can hear her really crying as she recorded "Faded Love." The ending will tear your heart out.
I love your reaction to Patsy!
A crazy good reaction 😜🤪! Yes, she has a really nice voice. This is Country music. Crazy was released as the second single from Patsy Cline's 1961 album: Showcase. It was written by Willie Nelson. It was produced by Owen Bradley. The song reached #2 on the Country chart, #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #9 on the Hot 100. The 2021 music video was directed by Natalie O'Moore. In November 1961, Patsy Cline sang the song during a performance with The Grand Ol' Opry cast at Carnegie Hall.
A classic love song: "Crazy", finds Patsy Cline despondent after losing her love, who has run off with someone else. She always knew it would never work between them, but she still can't get over it, which seems crazy, but happens to the best of us.
Patsy Cline was thrown through a windshield in a car accident two months before she recorded this as they didn't have seat belts back then. At the first session, she couldn't hit the high notes because of a broken rib, so the studio musicians recorded their parts without her. Two weeks later, she did her vocals while standing on crutches.
The song is featured in the video games 🎮: Mafia III (2016), Deadpool (2013) and Twisted Metal (2012).
The song has been featured in some TV shows including 📺: Tales Of The Walking Dead (2022), NCIS: Hawai'i (2022), Reacher (2022), Young Sheldon (2021), Black Lightning (2020), Fargo (2014), Misfits (2011), Fringe (2010), Cold Case (2004, 2008), Cybill (1995), Quantum Leap (1991), Moonlighting (1985) and more.
The song has been featured in some films including 📽: Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Sweet Dreams (1985), Desert Hearts (1985), Murder One (1988), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Doc Hollywood (1991), Nell (1994), The Run Of The Country (1995), Tommy Boy (1995), Eddie & Pen (1996), Some Mother's Son (1996), In & Out (1997), What Rats Won't Do (1998), C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), The Ultimate Gift (2006), Nothing Personal (2009), Somewhere A Gentle Man (2010), Welcome To Marwen (2018) and more.
The song has been covered by many artists including 📻: Linda Ronstadt, Chaka Khan ft The London Symphony Orchestra, Beverly D'Angelo, BJ Thomas, LeAnn Rimes, Julie Andrews, Neil Young, Floyd Cramer, Lara Fabian, Kidneythieves, Lisa Ono, Frank Ifield, Bobby Vinton, Colleen Peterson, Dottie West, Vic Damone, Ray Price, Crystal Gayle, Kay Starr, Julio Iglesias, Engelbert Humperdinck, PJ Proby, Johnny Mathis, Ray Stevens, Willie Nelson, Wanda Jackson and more.
Miscellaneous Notes 🗃:
According to Mojo magazine, Willie Nelson originally tried to sell this along with several other of his songs to Country music singer Larry Butler for $10 a piece. Larry Butler refused to take advantage, fortunately for Patsy Cline who, despite initially disliking "Crazy," made it into a huge hit. Both Patsy Cline's husband Charlie Dick and her producer Owen Bradley loved the song, and they that persuaded Patsy Cline to record it.
The song was written by Willie Nelson. He was a struggling Country singer at the time and got a big break when Patsy Cline recorded this and made it a hit. It has become one of Willie Nelson's most enduring songs. He covered the song for his own debut album: ...And Then I Wrote, in 1962.
Media outlets, including National Public Radio, New Musical Express, and American Songwriter defined "Crazy" as a Country music standard.
Actress Beverly D'Angelo performed this when she played Patsy Cline in the 1980 Loretta Lynn biopic film: Coal Miner's Daughter.
The recording was featured in the 1985 Patsy Cline biopic film: Sweet Dreams.
In the UK, this was not a hit when it was first released, but went to #14 on the UK Singles chart when it was re-released there in 1990.
In 1992, Patsy Cline's version of "Crazy" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
In 1996, according to the Amusement And Music Operators Association, this was the most-played song on jukeboxes in the United States. Bob Seger's song: "Old Time Rock And Roll", was second and Elvis Presley's song: "Hound Dog", was third.
On a 1998 episode of VH1's Storytellers, Willie Nelson revealed that this was originally titled: "Stupid."
In 2003, Patsy Cline's recording was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress
In 2004, it was ranked number 85 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the 2021 version of the list, the magazine placed it at number 195.
In 2018, it was included by New Musical Express on their "25 best country songs of all time" list.
In 2019, The Tennessean listed it as one of the 100 best Country songs of all time.
The first-ever official music video for "Crazy" was released on February 12, 2021. Director Natalie O'Moore filmed the clip at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge outside of Nashville, Tennessee.
Song Credits 📝:
Harold Bradley - 6-string electric bass
Owen Bradley - organ
Floyd Cramer - piano
Buddy Harman - drums
Walter Haynes - steel guitar
Randy Hughes - acoustic guitar
The Jordanaires - backing vocals
Grady Martin - electric guitar
Bob Moore - acoustic bass
Lyrics 🗒:
Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted
And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new
Worry, why do I let myself worry?
Wondering what in the world did I do?
Oh crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
And I'm crazy for loving you
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
And I'm crazy for loving you
Patsy Cline Info 📰:
Patsy Cline was born Virginia Hensley in Winchester, Virginia in 1932.
Virginia Hensley aka Patsy Cline was born on September 8, 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. She passed away on March 5, 1963, in Camden, Tennessee. She was a singer and songwriter. She possessed a contralto singing voice. Her musical influences growing up include: Helen Morgan, Kay Starr, Kate Smith and Charline Arthur. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first Country music artists to cross over into Pop music. She had several major hits during her 8 year recording career, including two #1 hits on the Hot Country And Western Sides chart: "I Fall To Pieces" (1961) and "She Got You" (1962).
Patsy Cline has been cited in both Country and Pop music as of one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Her voice has also been called "haunting", "powerful", and "emotional". Patsy Cline's emotional expression and delivery of lyrics helped influence various musical genres and artists. Patsy Cline has been said to "help define" the Nashville Sound style of Country music. Lucinda Williams commented on Patsy Cline's vocal talent in helping define her legacy, stating: "Even though her style is considered Country, her delivery is more like a classic Pop singer... That's what set her apart from Loretta Lynn or Tammy Wynette. You'd almost think she was classically trained".
Her living discography consist of 3 studio albums, 24 singles, 6 EPs, 1 compilation album, 6 other charted songs and one featured album appearance. Multiple albums, compilation albums, greatest hits albums have been released since her passing. Patsy Cline has sold 15 million records posthumously according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Patsy Cline has been a major influence on various music artists including Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, LeAnn Rimes, Linda Ronstadt, Trisha Yearwood, Sara Evans, Dottie West, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Cyndi Lauper, Trixie Mattel, Brandi Carlile and more.
At age 13, Patsy Cline was hospitalized with a throat infection and rheumatic fever. Speaking of the incident in 1957 she said: "I developed a terrible throat infection and my heart even stopped beating. The doctor put me in an oxygen tent. You might say it was my return to the living after several days that launched me as a singer. The fever affected my throat and when I recovered I had this booming voice like Kate Smith's". It was during this time she developed an interest in singing. She started performing with her mother in the local Baptist choir. Mother and daughter also performed duets at church social events. She also taught herself how to play the piano.
Upon entering the ninth grade, Patsy Cline enrolled at John Handley High School in Winchester, Virginia. However, the family had trouble sustaining an income after her father's desertion. Therefore, she dropped out of high school to help support the family. She began working at Gaunt's Drug Store in the Winchester area as a clerk and soda jerk. At age 15, she wrote a letter to the Grand Ol' Opry asking for an audition. She told local photographer Ralph Grubbs about the letter: "A friend thinks I'm crazy to send it. What do you think?". Ralph Grubbs encouraged her to send it. Several weeks later, she received a return letter from The Grand Ol' Opry asking for pictures and recordings.
At the same time, Gospel performer Wally Fowler headlined a concert in her hometown. Patsy Cline convinced concert employees to let her backstage where she asked Wally Fowler for an audition. Following a successful audition, Patsy Cline's family received a call asking for her to audition for the Grand Ole Opry. She traveled with her mother, two siblings, and a family friend on an eight-hour journey to Nashville, Tennessee. With limited finances, they drove overnight and slept in a Nashville park the following morning. She auditioned for Opry performer Moon Mullican the same day. The audition was well-received and Patsy Cline expected to hear from The Grand Ol' Opry the same day. However, she never received news and the family returned to Virginia.
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Her first professional performances began at local radio station WINC when she was fifteen. In the early 1950s, Patsy Cline began appearing in a local band led by performer Bill Peer. In August 1953, she was a contestant in a local Country music contest. She won 100 dollars and the opportunity to perform as a regular on Connie B Gay's television show: Town And Country Time. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star Records record label in 1954. She had minor success with her earliest singles: "A Church, A Courtroom, Then Goodbye" (1955) and "I've Loved And Lost Again" (1956).
In 1957, Patsy Cline made her first national television appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. After performing the song: "Walkin' After Midnight", the single became her first major hit on both the Country (#2) and Pop charts (#12). She released her debut album: Patsy Cline, in 1957. Patsy Cline's further singles with Four Star Records were unsuccessful, although she continued performing and recording. After marrying in 1957 and giving birth in 1958, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960.
In the early 1960s, Patsy Cline became a star, performing in venues including The Grand Ol' Opry, The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and as a headliner for her own show at The Mint casino in Las Vegas. Patsy Cline took on a mentor role to Loretta Lynn and Loretta Lynn credits her with teaching her how to dress the part as a Country star. However, Patsy Cline also shared with her close friends, such as Loretta Lynn, June Carter, and Dottie West that she believed she did not have long to live.
Under the direction of music producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single: "I Fall to Pieces", became her first song to top the Country chart plus it reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #12 on the Pop chart. As the song became a hit, she was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. Among her injuries were a broken wrist, dislocated hip and a large cut across her forehead, barely missing her eyes. After she recovered, her next single release: "Crazy", would also become a major hit peaking at #2 on the Country chart and #9 on the Pop chart. Her second studio album: Showcase, was released the same year, and then re-released in 1963.
During 1962 and 1963, she toured and headlined shows with more frequency. Patsy Cline also had hits with the singles: "She's Got You" (#1 Country, #3 Adult Contemporary, #14 Pop), "When I Get Through With You" (#10 Country, #53 Pop), "So Wrong" (#14 Country, #85 Pop) and "Leavin' On Your Mind" (#8 Country, #83 Pop). The last single issued during her lifetime was the song: "Leavin' On Your Mind" in 1963. It reached the Top 10 on the Billboard country chart after her passing in March 1963. Patsy Cline's third studio album: Sentimentally Yours, was also issued in 1962. It was the final studio album issued in her lifetime.
In March 1963, Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash along with Country performers Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and manager Randy Hughes, during a flight from Kansas City, Kansas, back to Nashville, Tennessee.
Since her passing death, Patsy Cline has been cited as one of the most celebrated, respected, and influential performers of the 20th century. Her music has influenced performers of various styles and genres. She has also been seen as a forerunner for women in Country music, being among the first to sell records and headline concerts. In 1973, she became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1977, her close friend and mentee Loretta Lynn released a tribute album entitled: I Remember Patsy. The record contained covers of Patsy Cline's songs, including: "Back In Baby's Arms" and "Crazy". The album's lead single was: "She's Got You", which would reach the number 1 spot on the Billboard country chart in 1977.
In the 1980s, Patsy Cline's posthumous successes continued in the mass media. She was portrayed twice in major motion pictures, including the 1985 biopic Sweet Dreams starring Jessica Lange. Several documentaries and stage shows were released during this time, including the 1988 musical: Always...Patsy Cline.
Patsy Cline's hometown of Winchester, Virginia, has helped honor her legacy and career. In 1987, the local government approved the placing of markers within the town denoting it as the birthplace of Cline. The same year, a bell tower was erected in her burial location at Shenandoah Memorial Park.
During the 1990s, two of her songs were voted among the "Greatest Juke Box Hits of All-Time". "Crazy" was voted as the #1 greatest song, along with "I Fall To Pieces" ranking at #17.
A 1991 box set of her recordings was issued that received critical acclaim.
In 1993, Patsy Cline was included on United States postal stamps as part of their "Legends" series.
In 1995, Patsy Cline received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for her legacy and career. Additionally, her songs: "I Fall To Pieces" and "Crazy", received inductions into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
In August 1999, Patsy Cline received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was attended by her widower Charlie Dick and daughter Julie Fudge.
In 1999, she was ranked at number 11 among VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll".
In 2003, she was included by Country Music Television on their list of the "40 Greatest Women of Country Music".
Forty years after her passing, MCA Nashville released a tribute album entitled: Remembering Patsy Cline (2003). A television special also followed around the same time. The album consisted of cover versions of songs taken from Patsy Cline's 1967 greatest hits album. It included songs covered by Country artists such as Terri Clark and Martina McBride. It also featured artists from other genres such as Michelle Branch, Diana Krall and Patti Griffin.
Her greatest hits album sold over 10 million copies in 2005.
In 2005, her childhood home was given an official on-site marker and included on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2010, Patsy Cline ranked at #46 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All-Time".
In 2011, Patsy Cline's childhood home was restored as a museum for visitors and fans to tour.
In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked #12 her on their 2017 list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time".
In 2017, The Patsy Cline Museum opened in Nashville, Tennessee, on the second floor in the same building as the Johnny Cash Museum. The museum includes Patsy Cline's actual stage costumes, as well as her original scrapbook and record albums. It also features other artifacts such as the soda fountain machine from Gaunt's Drug Store where she worked as a teenager. Original letters that Patsy Cline wrote to friends are also included in the museum's collection.
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Cline at No. 13 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
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Patsy Cline Passing 🙏:
On March 3, 1963, Patsy Cline performed a benefit at the Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, for the family of Disc Jockey "Cactus" Jack Call; he had passed away in an automobile crash a little over a month earlier. Also performing in the show were George Jones, George Riddle and The Jones Boys, Billy Walker, Dottie West, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, George McCormick, The Clinch Mountain Boys as well as Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Despite having a cold, Patsy Cline performed at 2:00, 5:15, and 8:15 pm. All the shows were standing-room only. For the 2 pm show, she wore a sky-blue tulle-laden dress; for the 5:15 show, a red dress; and for the closing show at 8 pm, she wore white chiffon dress. Her final song performed was the last song she had recorded the previous month: "I'll Sail My Ship Alone".
Patsy Cline, who had spent the night at the Town House Motor Hotel, was unable to fly out the day after the concert because Fairfax Airport was fogged in. Dottie West asked Patsy Cline to ride in the car with her and her husband, Bill West, back to Nashville, an 8-hour drive, but Patsy Cline refused, saying: "Don't worry about me, Hoss. When it's my time to go, it's my time". On March 5, she called her mother from the motel and checked out at 12:30 pm, going the short distance to the airport and boarding a Piper PA-24 Comanche plane, aircraft registration number N7000P. On board were Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and pilot Randy Hughes.
The plane stopped once in Rogers, Arkansas, to refuel and subsequently landed at Dyersburg Municipal Airport in Dyersburg, Tennessee, at 5 pm. Hawkshaw Hawkins had accepted Billy Walker's place after Billy Walker left on a commercial flight to take care of a stricken family member. The Dyersburg, Tennessee, airfield manager suggested they stay the night because of high winds and inclement weather, offering them free rooms and meals. But Randy Hughes, who was not trained in instrument flying, said: "I've already come this far. We'll be there before you know it". The plane took off at 6:07 pm.
Patsy Cline's flight crashed in heavy weather on the evening of Tuesday, March 5, 1963. Her recovered wristwatch had stopped at 6:20 pm. The plane was found some 90 miles from its Nashville destination, in a forest outside of Camden, Tennessee. Forensic examination concluded that everyone aboard had been killed instantly. Until the wreckage was discovered the following dawn and reported on the radio, friends and family had not given up hope. Endless calls tied up the local telephone exchanges to such a degree that other emergency calls had trouble getting through. The lights at the aircraft's destination, Cornelia Fort Airpark, were kept on throughout the night, as reports of the missing plane were broadcast on radio and TV.
Early in the morning, Roger Miller and a friend went searching for survivors: "As fast as I could, I ran through the woods screaming their names-through the brush and the trees-and I came up over this little rise, oh, my God, there they were. It was ghastly. The plane had crashed nose down". Shortly after the bodies were removed, looters scavenged the area. Some recovered items were eventually donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Patsy Cline's wristwatch, a Confederate flag cigarette lighter, a studded belt, and three pairs of gold lamé slippers were among them. Patsy Cline's fee in cash from the last performance was never recovered.
Per her wishes, Patsy Cline's body was brought to her hometown of Winchester, Virginia, for her memorial service, which thousands attended. People jammed against the small tent over her gold casket and the grave to take all the flowers they could reach as keepsakes.
She was laid to rest at Shenandoah Memorial Park in her hometown of Winchester, Virginia. Her grave is marked with a bronze plaque, which reads: "Virginia H Dick ('Patsy Cline' is noted under her name) 'Death Cannot Kill What Never Dies: Love'". A memorial marks the exact place off Mt Carmel Road in Camden, Tennessee, where the plane crashed in the still-remote forest.
Patsy Cline Albums 📀:
1. Studio Albums
Patsy Cline (1957)
Showcase (1961)
Sentimentally Yours (1962)
2. Posthumous Studio Albums
A Portrait Of Patsy Cline (1964)
That's How A Heartache Begins (1964)
Always (1980)
Some more good Patsy Cline songs 🎶: I Fall To Pieces, Leavin' On Your Mind, Walkin' After Midnight, I Can See An Angel, She Got You, I'll Sail My Ship Alone, Never No More, Hungry For Love, That Wonderful Someone, Honky Tonk Merry Go Round, San Antonio Rose, I Cried All The Way To The Altar, Your Kinda Love, If I Could Only Stay Asleep, Who Can I Count On, I've Loved And Lost Again, Dear God, The Wayward Wind, In Care Of The Blues, Don't Ever Leave Me Again, I Love You So Much It Hurts, Ain't No Wheels On This Ship, I Can't Forget, Leavin' On Your Mind, You're Stronger Than Me, Cry Not For Me, Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul, Crazy Dreams, South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way), Turn The Cards Slowly, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, (Write Me) In Care Of The Blues, Lovesick Blues, Too Many Secrets, Imagine That, Fingerprints, Then You'll Know, Foolin' 'Round, Today Tomorrow And Forever, When You Need A Laugh, I Love You So Much It Hurts Me, San Antonio Rose, True Love, A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold), Heartaches, Stop The World (And Let Me Off), That's My Desire, Your Cheatin' Heart, Anytime, That's My Desire, Strange, You Belong To Me, You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love), Half As Much, I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You), I Love You Honey, Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home, Shoes, I'm Moving Along, Lovin' In Vain, He Called Me Baby, Come On In, Seven Lonely Days, Faded Love, So Wrong, Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, Love Letters In The Sand, Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue), Lonely Street, Life's Railway To Heaven, Just Out Of Reach, Yes I Understand, Does Your Heart Beat For Me, Walking Dream, Why Can't He Be You, That's How A Heartache Begins, Back In Baby's Arms, You Took Him Off My Hands, A Stranger In My Arms, Half As Much, I Don't Wanta, Love Love Love Me Honey Do, You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It), Tra Le La Le La Triangle, Let The Teardrops Fall, Three Cigarettes (In An Ashtray), How Can I Face Tomorrow, If I Could See The World (Through The Eyes Of A Child), A Church A Courtroom Then Goodbye and Hidin' Out.
Fun Fact 🕵♀: Patsy Cline's public image changed during the course of her music career. She began her career wearing cowgirl dresses and hats designed by her mother. However, as her music crossed over into Pop, she began wearing sequined gowns and cocktail dresses. While she would often wear cowgirl costumes for live performances, she would also wear evening dresses for television and metropolitan performances.
I love watching young people listen to Patsy Cline! I grew up listening to her and she always reminds me of my mother 💙👵🏼✌🏼
Can't go wrong with Patsy Cline.
NICE!
Love how she stands there, not moving around, and lets that magnificent voice do all the work.
The headband was to cover an injury from a auto accident a short time earlier.
Song was written by Willie Nelson
Her life was tragical... in several ways, she was really a rose that grew trough the concrete!!! 😟 💔
Thanks for your Commitment and Soul by listening to her!
You've got a big 💖 😏
Thanks to you and your true heart 😎
Wow... we live in a real fast World t'day!
Greetings from Germany, young sweet girl! 😊
@bastiw8727 thank you for watching from Germany
The late great Patsy Cline , a trailblazer for women in country music . Patsy had great crossover appeal as well , such a beautiful voice that transcends music genres
Sorry, the movie is called Sweet Dreams
Try her song Three cigarettes in an ashtray
Look out for the movie Crazy with Jessica Lang, it's brilliant.
It's heartbreaking that was killed in a plane crash 💔 Rest in Paradise 🙏
If you can please react to Patsy's Sweet dreams, she performed that song not long before she was sadly killed in an airplane crash😢
I would recommoend her song, "Steet Dreams". Sadly, shortly after she died in a plane crash. Loss of a world class talent.
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She died
Before her time she died in a plane crash. I think in 1963
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