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".

Patsy Cline

In 1973, Cline was named to the Country Music Hall of Fame. This was after she had died. She was the first woman to enter the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Patsy Cline

She died on March 5, 1963 in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. She is buried at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester, Virginia.

Patsy Cline

Related pages

List of country musicians from Virginia

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1932 births

1963 deaths

20th-century American composers

20th-century American singers

American country singers

American singer-songwriters

Aviation deaths in the United States

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Country musicians from Virginia

Singers from Virginia