Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline. . , 1932 , Virginia Patterson Hensley , Born September 8 , Winchester, Virginia , Mother: Hilda Patterson Hensley , Father: Samuel L. Hensley, 1940 , Hilda (her mother) gave her a piano. She was introduced to music at an early age, singing in church with her mother., She admired Kay Starr, Jo Stafford, Hank Williams, Judy Garland and Shirley Temple., 1945 , Began performing in the Baptist choir. Hospitalized with rheumatic fever, which changed her vocal chords forever., 1947 , Hilda and Sam divorced. Patsy left high school to work full time at the local drug store., 1948 , Auditioned to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry., 1952 , Met and married Gerald Cline. Featured in Bill Peer's Melody Playboys. Changed name to Patsy Cline., 1954 , Signed recording contract with Four Star Records., 1956 , Performed often on the radio show "Town and Country Jamboree." Pictured here with Dale Turner and Jimmy Dean., 1957 , Won first place on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts performing "Walkin' After Midnight.", Divorced Gerald Cline., 1957 , Sept 15: Married Charlie Dick and moved to Fayetteville, NC., 1958 , Returned to Winchester for the birth on August 25 of Julie Dick., 1959 , Charlie Dick discharged from the Army where he had been serving in Fayetteville, NC., The couple moved back to Winchester and then moved again in the fall to Nashville, TN., 1960 , Only one to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry simply by asking., 1961 , Allen Randolph 'Randy' Dick born., Arriving in NYC for Grand Ole Opry performance at Carnegie Hall., Recorded Willie Nelson's song "Crazy." After a difficult first take, Patsy did it in her own style., It became a major hit and went on to be awarded the #1 Jukebox song of all time., 1963 , March 5, age 30 , Returning from a memorial performance for disc jockey "Cactus" Jack Call, in Kansas City, Kansas, Patsy and Hankshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, and Randy Hughs died in plane crash in a forest outside of Camden, TN. Interred at Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester. On her plaque is written: , "Death cannot kill what never dies: Love", 1973
Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, in Nashville. The first solo female artist to be inducted., 1985 , "Sweet Dreams" The Patsy Cline story, directed by Karel Reisz and starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris. Lange, who was nominated for an Academy Award for this role, lip-synched to the original Patsy Cline recordings., 1995 Awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award., 1999 Patsy Cline was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in honor of her many career achievements., 2003 FameRanked #1 of the 40 greatest women in country music (Country Music Television ratings)., 2017 The Patsy Cline Museum opens in Nashville, TN., 2021 Patsy Cline Historic House, opened in 2011, is listed by the US Parks Dept. on the National Register of Historic Places.