American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Patsy Cline Unknowingly Began Her Final Recording Sessions, Cutting Covers of Multiple Timeless Pop and Country Standards

Sixty-three years ago today, Patsy Cline stepped into Bradley Studio in Nashville to unknowingly start her final recording ...

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, ...

Families of 67 killed in US aircraft crash remember loved ones and call for reforms

Families of the 67 people who died in an aircraft collision last January marked the first anniversary Wednesday evening ...

A year after the tragic DC midair collision, first responders and others are remembered by victims’ families as heroes

A year after the tragic DC midair collision, first responders and others are remembered by victims’ families as heroes ...