Patsy Cline

-Born Virginia Patterson Hensley to Sam and Hilda Hensley on September 8, 1932 in Winchester, Virginia. -Began performing in area variety/talent shows early on and then. As she grew older, she began to play popular nightclubs to support her family after her father abandoned them. She quit school and worked various jobs, sodajerking and waitressing by day and singing in clubs at night. -In 1955, Cline was signed to Four Star Records, but her contract greatly limited her material, stating that she could record only compositions written by Four Star writers. -Her first record for Four Star was "A Church A Courtroom And Then Good-Bye". The song attracted little attention, although it did lead to several appearances on The Grand Ole Opry. During her contract with Four Star, Cline recorded 51 songs. -Many of her songs have been identified as "timeless classics". Her signature songs include "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces", "She's Got You", "So Wrong" and "Walkin' After Midnight". -She headlined Carnegie Hall with Bill Monroe, Minnie Pearl, Faron Young, Grandpa Jones, The Hollywood Bowl with Johnny Cash, and eventually had her own show in Las Vegas in 1962. -Since her death at the age of 30 in a 1963 plane crash during the height of her fame, she has been considered one of the most influential and successful female vocalists of the 20th Century.~This Page Is Dedicated To The Life Of Patsy Cline~