American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Patsy Cline Unknowingly Began Her Final Recording Sessions, Cutting Covers of Multiple Timeless Pop and Country Standards

After more than five years of releasing singles that mostly failed to chart, Cline was just starting to find consistent chart success in the early 1960s. When “I Fall to Pieces” reached No. 1 in 1961, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1962, Patsy Cline Released Her Musical Farewell—an EP Containing a Cover One of Hank Williams’ Final Songs

Cline had begun to find consistent chart success in the years before her death. After several singles that failed to chart, she began a long line of hits when “I Fall to Pieces” topped the country ...