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Town reclaims its wildest talent Patsy Cline's hometown belatedly recognizes value of its `Crazy' star
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Chicago Sun-Times
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April 29, 2001
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WINCHESTER, Va. Patsy Cline was always proud of her hometown, but
Winchester was not always proud of her.
Cline, famous for such hits as ``Crazy,'' ``Walkin' After
Midnight'' and ``I Fall to Pieces,'' died in a 1963 plane crash. She
was 30 years old and at the height of her popularity.
She moved 19 times by age 16, giving numerous towns in the region
their own claim to her legacy. But she was born in Winchester, spent
more time there than anywhere else and claimed it as her hometown at
the beginning of every concert.
For many years after her death, though, the town refused to
acknowledge its link to the star. As late as 1986, the City Council
rejected a resolution to name a street after ...
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