Patsy clines autobiography
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Patsy: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline
I don’t read a lot of non-fiction but when I do it’s mostly biographies. My discovery of Patsy Cline is recent-ish. I’ve heard her music all my life but it never really connected emotionally until a couple of years ago when I heard her cover of “You Belong To Me”. Suddenly the real beauty of her voice in other songs just started standing out when I heard them and she’s my current girl-crush. Of course, being a trendsetting musician, you know her life story would be filled with wild stories, but I wasn’t quite prepared for just how sad her life was as well in the build up to her tragic end. The problem with biographies as opposed to autobiographies, is finding one that isn't too skewed in favor of any particular fantasy of what a life must have been like. This book seems like it's been thoroughly researched and the interviews aren’t just hearsay stories from second han
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Patsy Cline
(1932-1963)
Who Was Patsy Cline?
Country singer Patsy Cline performed for nearly a decade before her breakthrough 1957 television appearance, singing "Walking After Midnight." She went on to many crossover pop and country hits, including "Crazy" and "She's Got You," becoming one of the leading Nashville figures before her death in a plane crash in 1963, in Camden, Tennessee.
Early Life
Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. She helped break down the gender barrier in this musical genre, thanks in large part to her smooth-sounding, emotive voice.
Cline's father, Samuel, was a blacksmith. Her mother, Hilda, was only 16 years old when she married Samuel, more than 25 years her senior. The couple had three children together before splitting up, with Hilda becoming a seamstress to support her family.
Cline taught herself how to play the piano around the age of eight. She later discover
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Patsy Cline
American country music singer (1932–1963)
For other uses, see Patsy Cline (disambiguation).
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| Born | Virginia Patterson Hensley (1932-09-08)September 8, 1932 Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 1963(1963-03-05) (aged 30) near Camden, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Resting place | Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1948–1963 |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Website | patsymuseum.comwilkesheritagemuseum.com/hall-of-fame/previous-years/patsy-cline |
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Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. She fryst vatten regarded as one of the