'You just will not believe how good the sound is from these two 50-year-old classics (Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits and Elvis' Stereo '57) reissued on SACD from the Analogue Productions label.' — Joe Tang, AV Magazine, July 2013 'Cline, of course, created both the template for the heartbroken, angst-ridden C&W warbler. Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits is a compilation album that consists of some of her biggest hit songs between 1957 and 1963, and is one of the best-selling albums in the US by any female country musician. The album was originally released posthumously in 1967 (Cline died in 1963), and contains seven of her Top 10 counry hits.
Was a Virgo.2. She was born Virginia Patterson Hensley.3. Patsy has sold millions more records since her untimely death than she did during her lifetime.4., Judy Garland, and Shirley Temple were among her early favourites.5. In 1973, she became the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame.6. Aged 13, she was hospitalised with a throat infection and rheumatic fever.
According to Patsy, “The fever affected my throat and when I recovered I had this booming voice.”7. She worked as a waitress after she quit High School.8.
In 1999, she was voted number 11 on VH1’s special, The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll. In 1954, Jimmy Dean, a young country star, and Cline became a regulars on Connie B. Gay’s Town and Country Jamboree radio show, airing weekday afternoons live on WARL in Arlington, Virginia.10. Her first performance on radio was in 1947.11. She was ranked 46th in the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” issue of Rolling Stone magazine.12. Aged 21, she married contractor Gerald Cline on 19 September 1953, and divorced him on Independence day 1957.13. Two months later she married linotype operator Charlie Dick on 15 September 1957.
Patsy had two children: Julie Dick (born 25 August 1958) and Randy Dick (born 22 January 1961).15. Legendary Nashville producer Owen Bradley produced her biggest hits.16. Her mother was a 16-year-old seamstress, and her father a 43-year-old blacksmith.17. Bill Peer, her second manager, gave her the name Patsy, from her middle name, her mother’s maiden name, Patterson.18. In 1955, Peer got her a deal at Four Star Records, which was under contract to the Coral subsidiary of Decca Records.19. Patsy signed with Decca in 1960.20.
Early songs such as ‘Don’t Ever Leave Me Again’ and ‘A Stranger In My Arms’ were both co-written by Patsy. She recorded 51 songs with Four Star.22. On 1 July 1955, Patsy made her network television debut on the short-lived television version of the Grand Ole Opry on ABC-TV.23.
Initially, Patsy didn’t want to record ‘Walkin’ After Midnight,’ regarding it as just a pop song.24. In 1956, she auditioned for Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts in New York City and sang ‘Walkin’ After Midnight.’ Godfrey’s staff insisted that Patsy appear in a cocktail dress rather than in one of her mother’s hand-crafted cowgirl outfits. It worked.25. ‘Walkin’ After Midnight’ reached No. 2 on the country chart and No. 16 on the pop chart.26. Patsy was one of the first country singers to have a crossover pop hit.27.
In 1958, Patsy and Charlie Dick moved to Nashville, Tennessee.28. Patsy’s first release for Decca was the country pop ballad ‘I Fall to Pieces’ in 1961. On 9 January 1960, Patsy joined the Grand Ole Opry after they accepted her request to join the cast.30.
Patsy Cline Greatest Hits Songs
Patsy demanded her money before she took to the stage. Her mantra, “No dough, no show,” became the rule.31.
In 1961, Patsy spent a month in hospital, suffering from a jagged cut across her forehead, a broken wrist and a dislocated hip following a car crash.32. Patsy’s big hit song ‘Crazy’ was written by future country legend,.33.
Patsy recorded ‘Crazy’ while still on crutches following her car accident.34. ‘Crazy’ reached No. 9 on the US Hot 100 and No. 2 on both the Hot Country Songs.35.
On the night Patsy premiered ‘Crazy’ at the Grand Ole Opry, she received three standing ova-tions.36. ‘She’s Got You’ was Patsy’s first entry in the United Kingdom singles chart, reaching No. Patsy’s biggest UK hit was a posthumous 1990 reissue of ‘Crazy,’ which made No. Patsy did not have an album on the UK charts during her lifetime.39. Patsy’s one US album chart hit during her lifetime was Patsy Cline Showcase in 1962.40. Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits has spent over seven years on the US album charts.41.
Patsy was the first woman in country music to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall.42. In December 1962, Patsy became the first woman in country music to headline her own show in Las Vegas.43. On 3 March 1963, Patsy performed a benefit at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Kansas City, for the family of disc jockey “Cactus” Jack Call. He had died in a car crash a little over a month earlier.
Pat, you and I are kindred spirits as I too at the age of 67 still adore Patsy’ s songs. I have two younger sister’s who both adore her as well and in fact Kim the youngest (59) shares Patsy’ s birthday today! Back in 2006 I traveled on business back to Roanoke, VA and on my drive from Dulles Airport, I stopped in Winchester to pay my respect at Patsy’ s grave. As I was leaving the cemetery I turned the radio on and they began playing Patsy’ s “I Fall To Pieces.” It truly was a surreal experience! I started singing at an early age with my dad, Jack Cunningham who will be 80 years old this coming year. He was in a Country and Western Band or had his own as far as I can remember and I just turned 60 years old. My dad has a one room building which used to be an old grocery store and he set it up as a small recording studio.
Dad plays all the music except for the Steal Guitar which Dale Hampton plays. Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn were my idols growing up and my husband David says that I sound a little like Patsy, so dad and I decided to record a few of her songs and put it on CD for family and friends. No we don’t sell our CD’s. I have truly enjoyed the time that dad and I put into our CD’s, and it’s such a joy to watch and listen to him, making our CD’s.
RIP Patsy, your music continues to live! I love Patsy Cline, Always will love Patsy. When I was 14 years old, I learned how to sing with emotion just from listening to her. I always wanted to write a song about her but didn’t know what on earth to say so I asked God He gave me the words and music which I recorded and sing at every show I do now. “From Patsy” I am re-naming it to “A Message From Patsy” in memory of her Some of the words I like best in the song are “I sang the songs with a Heartbeat, The ones that make you cry, And the songs about loving” and the ones that say goodbye Some say I sound so much like her it is freaky but I know there is no one can ever replace her. She is one of a kind, Never to be forgotten if I have my way.