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 ...

Patsy Cline, renowned for her unique, rich, and warm vocal tone, was a dominant figure in the country music scene during the 1950s. She is also celebrated as one of the most influential vocalists of ...

We often idealize the notion of a record deal, assuming such an agreement would beget the first of many hits for up-and-coming performers like Cline. But critics often consider her first few years at ...

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 ...

Patsy Cline's life and career were cut short in a plane crash six decades ago. But her musical legacy endures and her influence palpable in a star-packed tribute concert appearing Friday night on PBS.