American Songwriter

On This Day in 2019, We Lost One of the Most Recorded Instrumentalists of All Time Who Played With Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, and More

Bradley spent the next six decades in the room where country magic happened, backing Elvis Presley, Eddy Arnold, Brenda Lee ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Patsy Cline Recorded the Crossover Hit She Called “The First and Last”—One Month Before Her Untimely Death

Circumstances around one of the last songs Patsy Cline ever recorded, "Sweet Dreams", seem even more ominous in the context ...

This Day in History: Patsy Cline song hits #1 on Billboard

January 30, 1961. Patsy Cline’s iconic song, I Fall to Pieces, becomes Billboard’s #1 Country and Western single of the year and a crossover pop hit. Cline’s last concert was in 1963 in Kansas City, ...

Always Patsy Cline opens at Lagniappe Theatre Company

Musical celebrates legendary country singer with 27 greatest hits.

This Day in History: Patsy Cline song hits Billboard's #1

January 30, 1961. Patsy Cline’s iconic song, I Fall to Pieces, becomes Billboard’s #1 Country and Western single of the year and a crossover pop hit. Cline’s last concert was in 1963 in Kansas City, ...

The Queen of Christmas has a secret grunge album — and Mariah Carey finally let it have its moment

Did you know Mariah Carey made a secret grunge album? As a lifelong fan of the superstar, it’s a detail I first learned in her 2020 memoir — and then promptly forgot — until Friday night, when Carey ...