Patsy Cline Songs Are Rich and Distinctive

Most Patsy Cline songs are ballads of love sung with her distinctive, rich contralto voice. In the early 60's, her songs became popular in country music circles and also crossed over into the pop genre.

Cline had been performing for a decade when finally her first single was released; "Walking After Midnight", which Patsy had initially not liked because it was "just a little old pop song". This was in 1957 and the song reached #2 on the country charts and #12 on the pop charts.

Patsy Cline Performing "Walking After Midnight"

In 1961 Patsy's next big hit was released; "I Fall to Pieces", which made it all the way to #1 on the country charts and #12 on the pop charts. Patsy also joined the Grand Ole Opry in '61 and became one of its biggest stars.

Cline Performing "I Fall To Pieces"

Of all the Patsy Cline songs, "Crazy", is probably the most well known and ended up being her signature song. Here is a video of Patsy singing this popular song, written by Willie Nelson.

Patsy Cline was one of the first female country artists to cross over into the pop genre and she was the first to headline her own show and receive top billing over the male country performers with whom she toured.

Tragically, Cline was killed in a plane crash when she was only 30 years old. On March 3, 1963, Patsy Cline performed at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas during a benefit for the family of Cactus Jack Call, who had died in a car accident.

Following her performance, Cline boarded the plane at 6:07 which was bound for Nashville. The Piper Comanche flew into severe weather and crashed 90 miles from its destination at 6:20. There were no survivors.

The list of Patsy Cline songs came to a premature and abrupt end, but her music lives on and is extremely popular among new generations of country music fans around the world.