patsy cline

There's nothing quite like a live country music show ... but the next best thing might just be a live country music album.

On Sept. 30, 1954, Cline signed her first recording contract with Four Star Records.

Not all first releases have been hot sellers -- even albums by artists who would soon come to define and influence country music.

Cline's songs are some of the most essential in the history of country music.

On Sept. 8, 1932, Virginia Patterson Hensley — known to country music fans as Patsy Cline — was born in Gore, Va.

Cline and Lynn have both been the subject of several documentaries, movies, books and even songs -- but their friendship is one part of the two artists' lives that even big fans don't know very well.

On Aug. 7, 1961, Cline earned her first No. 1 hit with "I Fall to Pieces," from her 'Patsy Cline Showcase' album.

On Aug. 3, 1999, Cline was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The trailer for the upcoming Lifetime movie previews a promising depiction of the whirlwind careers and rocky marriages shared by fast friends Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.

Cline's influence lives on, decades after her death.