How Patsy Cline balanced home life and commercial success
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Despite a rigorous performing schedule, Patsy Cline continued to manage her household.
Despite growing commercial success and a rigorous schedule, Patsy Cline continued to manage her household herself. Even as "Crazy" rocketed to the top of the charts in 1962, she balanced domestic duties like cooking, cleaning and raising her children with all of the demands of life as a performing artist.
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How Patsy Cline balanced home life and commercial success
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Despite growing commercial success and a rigorous schedule, Patsy Cline continued to manage her household herself. Even as "Crazy" rocketed to the top of the charts in 1962, she balanced domestic duties like cooking, cleaning and raising her children with all of the demands of life as a performing artist.
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Alan Stoker shares some insight on Patsy Cline's work
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 1m 16s | Alan Stoker talks about Patsy's gift as a singer and an artist. (1m 16s)
Hear how Patsy Cline met her husband, Charlie Dick.
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 2m | Patsy Cline and Charlie Dick met as young, talented musicians from working-class families. (2m)
How a car crash nearly ended Patsy Cline's career
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 1m 7s | At 29 years old Patsy Cline was almost killed in a head-on car collision. (1m 7s)
How Patsy Cline overcame the good ol' boys club
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 1m 20s | When Patsy Cline began working in country music, female headliners were rare. (1m 20s)
Learn about Patsy Cline's first record deal
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 1m 16s | Under Patsy Cline's first contract, she was paid half the industry standard. (1m 16s)
Learn how Patsy Cline broke social norms in the '50s
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 1m 32s | Cline worked hard and broke social norms, wearing men's pants and bright red lipstick. (1m 32s)
Learn which Patsy Cline songs inspire Reba McEntire
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 1m 31s | Patsy Cline songs like "Sweet Dreams" still inspire Reba McEntire today. (1m 31s)
Listen to how Patsy Cline "fibbed" to perform on CBS
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 2m 9s | How Patsy Cline fibbed in order to get onto Arthur Godfrey's CBS show to perform live. (2m 9s)
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Preview: 3/4/2017 | 2m 10s | Patsy Cline defined modern country music with singular talent and heart?wrenching depth. (2m 10s)
Patsy Cline: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: 3/4/2017 | 11m 16s | Filmmaker Barbara Hall comments on the making of the film, "Patsy Cline." (11m 16s)
The tension between Patsy Cline and Jimmy Dean
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Clip: 3/4/2017 | 36s | Bill Anderson on the "not quite oil-and-water" relationship between Cline and Dean. (36s)
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