patsy cline

Rest in peace, Patsy.

These country legends should all be Rock & Roll Hall of Famers.

The recent PBS docuseries Country Music reminded viewers of the friendship between Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Their story has been dramatized in Oscar-winning film Coal Miner's Daughter. Lifetime will take on the country icons' story in Patsy & Loretta.

Luke Bryan had to try to calm down his cheering fans long enough to allow him to introduce the talented LeAnn Rimes for a Patsy Cline tribute -- one that ended with a standing ovation from both fans and artists.

She is among the greatest vocalists who ever lived. Her popularity hasn't waned. And it's been 50 years since her death in a plane crash in Dyersburg, Tennessee.

She's back! Tara Noel-Estes is reprising her role as the legendary Patsy Cline in the hit musical Always...Patsy Cline.  The show is proudly presented by Back Alley Musicals  and plays October 5th through the 14th at Pangea Center in Owensboro.  To get ticket information and see the official poster for the show . . . keep reading!

In March, 1963, I was working at my first country station, KLLL, in my hometown of Lubbock, TX. The tragic news of Patsy Cline's death in a plane crash near Dyersburg, TN., came as such a shock. She, at the time, was country music's biggest female star. Also, passing away were country singers Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas. Now, we've learned from Taste of Country that Patsy is the subject of a

Today marks the 49th anniversary of the death of Country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. The private plane they were in crashed near Dyersburg, Tennessee, March 3, 1963. Also perishing was pilot Randy Hughes. Patsy was at the top of her career at her death. Her life was portrayed in two films, Coal Miner's Daughter, the story of her friendship with Loretta Lynn. The second

Unfortunately as the years pass by we continue to lose the great legends of country music,  alot of them passed away way before their time but their music will live on in forever in our hearts...Hope you enjoy some of these great video's. Don't forget to "like" us on our WBKR Facebook page and tell us what country artist that is no longer with us that you still love?

Yesterday I posted about country music stars either making a cameo or as the lead actor in a movie, today what movie stars portrayed country stars in movies? Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn in "Coal Miners Daughter", Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline in "Sweet Dreams", Richard Thomas as Hank Williams Jr. in "Living Proof - The Hank Williams Jr. Story" please sure to check out

I like famous people's homes. I do. It kind of sneaked up on me, but it's true. When I was a kid, my parents took me to President Harry Truman's home in Independence, Missouri. I had a great time! On the same trip, we visited President Dwight Eisenhower's home in Abilene, Kansas. Loved it. I mean, here I was an 8-year-old boy walking through houses where actual PRESIDENTS spent a great deal of the

Blake Shelton is hosting a special on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio in which he selects his all-time Top 10 country voices. Currently, the list can only be found in alphabetical order, and I keep missing the special. I find the list very interesting. There are obvious choices like George Jones and his lovely wife, Miranda Lambert. I mean, come on, she has to be there, right? I kind of think she'd be o