Patsy Clineis one of country music’s true legends, but her career was all too short.
While she only recorded music over an eight-year span, she achieved a dozen songs that cracked theBillboardtop 100.
Patsy is and perhaps will always be the standard-bearer for all female country singers."
(Needless to say, she passed on adopting that last name for professional reasons.)
After this service, Patsy’s remains were returned to her hometown of Winchester for burial.
In 1973 she was the first solo female performer elected to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame.
She has, however, been the subject of movies, documentaries, TV specials, and even musicals.
Every Labor Day the town also commemorates Patsy with aPatsy Cline Music Festival.
