Patsy Cline

Winchester, VA, Oct. 11: The town has still to come to terms with its most famous resident. Patsy Cline climbed to the heights of the Country Music charts between 1957 and 1963 but tourists are pretty much on their own in her hometown. At Patsy's home, we were approached by a neighbor who as a little girl would run over to Patsy's to hear rehearsals on the back porch. She said not only was Patsy from the wrong side of the tracks but she was a very beautiful woman who created problems in many area marriages.

Across the street is the home (l)Patsy bought for her mother, a seamstress who, according to the neighbor, made all of Patsy's clothes. Down the street is the house (r) where Patsy married Charlie Dick.









Patsy attended Handley High School but dropped out to help support her family by working at Gaunt's Drug Store. The store display all sorts of Patsy memorabilia but is closed on weekends.


















Patsy made recordings at G&M Music at this location at 38 W. Boscawen St. (l). She performed at WINC Radio.









The Patsy Cline mural on Indian Alley near Cork St.
Patsy's grave is on the outskirts of town.