Patsy Cline

The Chill Room, 25 Nov 2022, at 0900pm PT on killradio dot org

She is one of the ultimate icons of the music world, and we're coming up on the 60th anniversary of the plane crash that took Patsy Cline. I love that big contralto voice of hers, which I always thought was pure rock at its heart. And in fact she did a bit of rockabilly in the 50s, but she was directed more toward torchy, almost cabaret material, especially near the end. Let's take some time to listen closely to that amazing voice, in salute and wonder.

256k, one hour, a deep listen to Patsy Cline rocking and torching

Set list: All performances by Patsy Cline 1957-1963. Walkin' After Midnight (Arthur Godfrey Show, 26 April 1957) / Got a Lot of Rhythm In My Soul / Roll Roll Roll / The Love I Have For You / Never No More / Walking Dream / Let the Teardrops Fall / Too Many Secrets / In Care of the Blues / Sweet Dreams of You / I Fall to Pieces / Shake Rattle & Roll_Lovesick Blues (live at the Cimarron Ballroom, Tulsa OK 29 July 1961) / Back In Baby's Arms / Strange / Crazy (radio transcription from 1962 released on Live at the Opry, 1988) / She's Got You / Why Can't He Be You / You're Stronger Than Me / Leaving On Your Mind

This program originally played 4 January 2013 on kill. I've brought it back because I like it. With thanks to Rhino Records, Tom Brown, my Mom and Dad, killradio, live listeners and fans. Feedback requested. Enjoy.

Well, I guess that I was just your puppet you held on a string. To think I thought you really loved me, but look what thoughts can bring.