Patsy Cline didn't originally want to record the Willie Nelson-penned heartbreak ballad that became her signature hit.

On this day 65 years ago, one of the greatest country songs of all time was recorded and wore out jukebox's around the ...

Written by Willie Nelson in 1958, the song, recorded by the wAug. 21, 1965, quickly struck a chord, reaching No. 2 on ...

Sixty-five years ago today, an injured Patsy Cline tried to record what would be one of the biggest hits of her career.

Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, and Patsy Cline harmonized on a song together in 1993. While Lynn, Parton, and Wynette went into the studio to record their parts, Cline had, at that point, ...

The breakthrough hit crossed over into pop and remains one of the most heartbreaking songs in country music history.

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. Click here for that audio. Singer Patsy Cline helped create the Nashville sound, a crossover between country and pop, in the 1950s and ...

Country western music icon Patsy Cline was born just one year after the birth of my own mom Peggy. Patsy was born Sept. 8, 1932, and mom Peggy, Aug. 17, 1931. Tragically, Patsy died at age 30 in March ...

More than six decades after her passing, Patsy Cline remains a guiding light in Americana. Though her dazzling career was tragically cut short, the unforgettable music she recorded between the early ...

WAKEFIELD, R.I. — One of her sold-out concerts actually registered a 2.3 magnitude on a seismograph and caused earthquake tremors, the result of a massive sound system and a stadium full of flailing ...