Virginia Patterson Hensley

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Virginia Patterson Hensley, better known as Patsy Cline, was a pioneering American country music singer whose emotionally powerful voice and crossover hits made her an enduring icon of 20th-century popular music.

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instanceOf 20th-century singer
country music singer
cultural icon
human
recording artist
activeYearsEnd 1963
activeYearsStart 1948
alsoKnownAs Patsy Cline
associatedAct Jim Reeves
Loretta Lynn
Owen Bradley
The Jordanaires
awardReceived Country Music Hall of Fame induction
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
birthDate 1932-09-08
birthPlace Winchester, Virginia, United States
causeOfDeath airplane crash
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1963-03-05
deathPlace near Camden, Tennessee, United States
familyName Hensley
genre Nashville sound
country music
traditional pop
givenName Virginia
influenced Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Reba McEntire
Wynonna Judd
instrument vocals
middleName Patterson
notableAchievement one of the first country artists to successfully cross over to pop charts
pioneer of the Nashville sound in country music
notableWork Crazy
I Fall to Pieces
She's Got You
linked to: She’s Got You

Sweet Dreams
Walkin' After Midnight
numberOfChildren 2
occupation singer
songwriter
posthumousInduction Country Music Hall of Fame, 1973
recordLabel Decca Records
Four Star Records
religion Christianity
residence Nashville, Tennessee, United States
spouse Charles Dick
Gerald Cline
stageName Patsy Cline
voiceType contralto

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Patsy Cline hasBirthName Virginia Patterson Hensley
subject linked to: Cline
Patsy Cline fullName Virginia Patterson Hensley
Patsy Cline birthName Virginia Patterson Hensley
subject linked to: Virginia
Patsy Cline birthName Virginia Patterson Hensley
subject linked to: Hensley