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Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline's lonesome voice is still regarded as a benchmark for heartfelt ballad singing and she remains one of the most iconic names in country music despite - or perhaps partly due to - being killed in a plane crash while at the peak of her powers at the age of 30. Her mother was 16 when she gave birth to Patsy, who grew up in poverty in Virginia. Her first performances were in talent shows and she dropped out of school and worked as a waitress by day and a club singer by night to help support her family. She cut her first track A Church, A Courtroom And Then Goodbye for Four...