When I heard that morning that Patsy was gone, I said out loud, ‘What am I going to do?’" recalled Loretta Lynn.

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.

The late Joe Edwards, who wrote for the Associated Press, described March 5, 1963, as the “Darkest Day in Country Music.” Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and pilot Randy Hughes were killed ...

Country western music icon Patsy Cline was born just one year after the birth of my own mom Peggy. Patsy was born Sept. 8, 1932, and mom Peggy, Aug. 17, 1931. Tragically, Patsy died at age 30 in March ...

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 ...