Patsy Cline
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Virginia Patterson Hensley |
| Born | September 8, 1932 Gore, Virginia |
| Origin | Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 1963 (aged 30) Tennessee |
| Genres | Nashville sound, country, traditional pop, rockabilly, honky tonk, standards |
| Occupations | Singer/Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1955–1963 |
| Labels | Four Star Records Decca Records |
| Associated acts | Kitty Wells, Jean Shepard, Jimmy Dean, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Skeeter Davis, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, Jan Howard, Dottie West |
Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932–March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer.
Some of Cline's greatest known hits were "She's Got You," "I Fall to Pieces," "Walkin' After Midnight," "Sweet Dreams," and "Crazy".
In 1973, Cline was posthumously (after death) inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, making her the first woman to be inducted.
She died on March 5, 1963 in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee, and she is buried at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester, Virginia.
