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Crazy About Winchester; For Patsy Cline fans and Civil War buffs, this small Virginia town strikes a chord.
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The Washington Post
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October 14, 1998
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- Pamela Gerhardt
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Copyright informationCopyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
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You could lose a whole day in Winchester, Va., looking for Patsy
Cline's grave marker. Unlike Jim Morrison in Paris or Elvis in
Memphis, Patsy's burial ground is no shrine. No graffiti, no eternal
flames. No lines of weeping tourists. Her stone is as flat as all
the others at Shenandoah Memorial Park, engraved simply with her
husband's family name, Dick.
As I peered closer I found her name, Virginia Patterson Hensley,
and below that, in parentheses and smaller type, almost as an
afterthought, Patsy Cline. Two fresh, muddy graves nearby tell you
this is a working cemetery, and as I stood there among the dead in
the autumn sunlight a woman stepped out of a car, walked right past
me, knelt ...
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Town reclaims its wildest talent Patsy Cline's hometown belatedly...
Chicago Sun-Times;
April 29, 2001 ;
Matthew Barakat;
787 words
...WINCHESTER, Va. Patsy Cline was always proud of her...group called Celebrating Patsy Cline Inc. to establish a Patsy Cline Museum downtown. Judy...treasurer of Celebrating Patsy Cline, knows well the demand for Patsy Cline tourism. In the past...years, she ...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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'Always . . . Patsy Cline' coming to Desert Star
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);
January 29, 2006 ;
Ivan M. Lincoln Deseret Morning News;
733 words
..."Always . . . Patsy Cline," staged twice in the past two years...The revue showcases 27 of the late Patsy Cline's biggest hits and is centered around...Swindley told how "Always . . . Patsy Cline" began. In the summer of 1989, Swindley...
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Music draws actresses to 'Patsy Cline'
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;
July 27, 2006 ;
Candy Williams;
543 words
......Right's two-woman cast of "Always ... Patsy Cline" is old enough to remember the legendary...a country music fan, however, I love Patsy Cline," Marino says. The actress first listened...State, said she was vaguely aware of Patsy Cline when director Tony Marino called her...
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THE ENDLESS ENCORE OF PATSY CLINE ACTRESS-SINGER HAS MADE A CAREER OF...
The Virginian Pilot;
April 9, 1997 ;
Vincent, Mal;
787 words
......week. But it will be Jessica Welch, not Patsy Cline, who will step into the blinding glare...course of the run of ``Always . . . Patsy Cline,'' produced by Virginia Stage Company...wanted it all. She went for it all.'' Patsy Cline was born in the village of Gore, Va...
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[ No one sings like Patsy Cline. ]
Sunday News Lancaster, PA;
January 25, 2004 ;
Jim Ruth, Sunday News Entertainment Editor;
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...No one sings like Patsy Cline. Thats why her records continue to be best...two musical stage shows: A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline (a disc jockeys on-air tribute) and Always, Patsy Cline (a more theatrical vision of Cline in the context...
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"ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE'' SINGS AT AHOSKIE'S GALLERY THEATRE.(SUFFOLK SUN)
The Virginian Pilot;
February 20, 2003 ;
665 words
......CORRESPONDENT During a Houston concert, singer Patsy Cline met Louise Seger, a fan who quickly...another are the inspiration for Always... Patsy Cline, one of several shows about the country-p...is a role where I can sing. Always... Patsy Cline, features 27 songs, including Sweet...
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ALWAYS PATSY CLINE; The story of a music legend
Boise Weekly;
July 22, 2003 ;
Anonymous;
528 words
...Always ... Patsy Cline is far more intriguing than your average...their current production of Always ... Patsy Cline, importing two superb Southern actresses...appropriately cast. Debra Wagoner plays Patsy Cline for the third time in her career and...
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Dutch Apple fondly remembers Patsy Cline
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;
January 9, 2004 ;
Larry Alexander;
550 words
...In 1961 singer Patsy Cline met one of her biggest fans, Houston...into a lasting friendship. "Always, Patsy Cline," now playing a limited, four-week...national tours. Portraying the legendary Patsy Cline is Lisa Dames, who is doing this...
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Fans Go Crazy for Patsy Cline House; Preservation Group Has Museum Plan
The Washington Post;
September 28, 2002 ;
Kelly Cupp;
469 words
......experience that as they walk though Patsy Cline's old home. Country music legend and Winchester native Patsy Cline was born Sept. 8, 1932, and died in...and coinciding with the 15th annual Patsy Cline Weekend, Celebrating Patsy Cline Inc...
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FAN'S DEVOTION TO PATSY CLINE IS FOR ALWAYS.(DAILY BREAK)
The Virginian Pilot;
January 6, 1999 ;
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......Jenkins of Virginia Beach believes in Patsy Cline. In her dreams, Jenkins goes out walking...pickup truck is an impressive ALWAYS PATSY CLINE decal. The truck's license plate reads: ``Patzy Cln'' She has established a Patsy Cline section on the HamptonRoads.com Web...
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Decades After Her Death, Fans Are Still Crazy About Patsy Cline.
PR Newswire;
March 18, 2008 ;
787 words
......fringe-wearing, divorced, high school drop-out Patsy Cline emerge? On Friday, April 4, the Virginia...Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline brings together scholars, authors and...enduring history of recording artist Patsy Cline. To conclude the conference, Richmond...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Tuning in to Patsy Cline, and her town
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
September 5, 2004 ;
HANK STUEVER, THE WASHINGTON POST;
787 words
......05-2004 Tuning in to Patsy Cline, and her town By HANK...anything of herself." - Patsy Cline, according to biographer...The Life and Times of Patsy Cline" (1994) Winchester, Va., and Patsy Cline are locked together forever...became what she became (Patsy ...
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All-Time Classic PATSY CLINE'S GREATEST HITS Remastered, Upgraded and...
PR Newswire;
August 11, 2003 ;
455 words
......best-selling album in country music history, PATSY CLINE'S GREATEST HITS, is being brought into...what would have been her 71st birthday. PATSY CLINE'S GREATEST HITS (MCA Nashville/Decca...being issued the same day as REMEMBERING PATSY CLINE, an MCA Nashville tribute album ...
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