Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer. Part of the late 1950s/early 1960s Nashville sound, Cline successfully "crossed over" to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century. She died at the age of 30 in a multiple-fatality crash of the private plane of her manager, Randy Hughes.
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| Full name at birth | Virginia Patterson Hensley
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| Claim to fame | She's Got You, Your Cheating Heart, Crazy
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| Date of birth | 8 September 1932
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| Place of birth | Winchester, Virginia
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| Date of death | 5 March 1963
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| Age | 30 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Camden, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Cause of death | Plane Crash
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| Resting place | Shenandoah Memorial Park, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter
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| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Voice
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| High school | Scott County Central High School in Sikeston, Missouri
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![Patsy Cline - Yours Retro Magazine Pictorial [United Kingdom] (January 2023)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/z/y/zyfnxrwoae11o1xy.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Actor J.D. Walters was asked to attendee dinner in honor of Patsy Cline in Winchester, Virginia, 1996.
- Performed at a Country Music show at Carnegie Hall in 1961 (a novel concept at the time). Among the other stars that appeared with Patsy were Chet Atkins, Minnie Pearl, and Jim Reeves.
- Is portrayed by Tere Myers in Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995) (TV)
- Patsy`s manager and pilot, Randy Hughes, was taught to fly by the same flight instructor who taught another popular country singing star, Jim Reeves, to fly. Jim met the same fate as Patsy, Randy, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas in July 1964, when his plane crashed in eerily similar circumstances during a severe thunderstorm.
- Was a close personal friend of Loretta Lynn and was portrayed by Beverly D`Angelo in the story of Lynn`s life, Coal Miner`s Daughter (1980). D`Angelo did all her own singing for the role.
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