Celebrating PATSY

September 8, 1932 - March 5, 1963

The Patsy Cline Committee of the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce is committed to perpetuating the memory of Patsy Cline through the establishment of a Patsy Cline Museum in Winchester, Virginia.

PATSY CLINE, (Virginia Patterson Hensley), was born in Winchester, Virginia, on September 8, 1932. The family home was in nearby Gore. Legend has it that she was entertaining her neighbors as early as age 3! Her natural talent and spirit took her to the top of the country charts in 1962, and her style and popularity has never waned.

Patsy's big break came when she won an Arthur Godfrey Talent program in 1957 with the hit Walkin' After Midnight. From there she pursued a recording career appearing at the mecca of country music - the Grand Ole Opry in 1958, and received national awards in 1961 and 1962.

Country music lost a magical entertainer when her career was ended in an airplane crash in Tennessee, in 1963.

In 1973 Patsy was elected posthumously to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and her reputation is on record as one of the major female vocalists of all time.

A bell tower has been erected in her memory at the Shenandoah Memorial Park, where Patsy Cline is interred. Several Highways, including the Patsy Cline Memorial Highway, Route 522, and Patsy Cline Boulevard in Winchester, have been named to commemorate her life.

6 Million Sold -1995
Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits

#1 Juke Box Record "Crazy"

#1 Female Artist 1961 and 1962

#1 Song of 1962 "I Fall to Pieces"

More Recent Recognition
1972 Country Music Hall of Fame Induction, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN

1987 Award in Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution in Country Music, Virginia Country Music Association.

1992 Grammy Awards Recording Hall of Fame Induction for "Crazy", Patsy for singing, Willie Nelson for writing

1993 Commemorative Patsy Cline Stamp, US Postal Service

1994 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Induction, Ft. Worth, TX

1995 Grammy Award for Creative Contribution of Outstanding Artistic Significance to the Field of Recording, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

1995 Greatest Hits Album Sold Six Million Copies, has been on the billboard charts for over 8 years. Patsy Cline Box Set was certified Gold with over 1/2 million copies sold.

Celebrating PATSY
LANDMARKS AND HISTORICAL SITES
1 PATSY'S WINCHESTER HOME 608 S. KENT STREET
2 HOME IN WHICH PATSY MARRIED CHARLIE DICK 720 S. KENT STREET, September 15, 1957
3 GAUNT'S DRUG STORE CORNER OF S. LOUDOUN AND VALLEY AVENUE. As a teenager, Patsy was a waitress behind the soda fountain.
4 G & M MUSIC 38 WEST BOSCAWEN STREET, Patsy made recordings here.
5 WINC RADIO520 N. PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD Patsy performed from this station many times.
6 HANDLEY HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY AVENUE, Patsy attended High School here.
7 KURTZ CULTURAL CENTER CORNER OF CAMERON AND BOSCAWEN STREETS, Patsy Cline memorabilia display case.
8 PATSY CLINE BOULEVARD
9 THE RAINBOW ROAD CLUB ON RT. 340 N. OF BERRYVILLE 5 MILES FROM ROUTE 7, Patsy performed here.
10 SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL PARK PATSY'S GRAVE SITE RT. 522 SOUTH (PATSY CLINE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY), Enter North Gate; take 1st Right to bench on Left.

All forms of support are welcome.
Send donations to: Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc.,
1360 Pleasant Valley Road,
Winchester, Virginia 22601
or call: (800)662-1360/(540)662-4135
For Fan Club Information Write:
Always Patsy Cline
P.O. Box 2236
Winchester, Virginia 22604
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