Patsy Cline

The Song Remains: Loretta Lynn (1932 – 2022)

October 6, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Being a coal miner’s daughter provided the impetus to become one of country music’s greatest artists. Loretta Lynn died peacefully at home in her sleep on 4th October 2022, and few artists have managed to put […]

Patsy Cline promotional photo for Decca Records 1961 Free Use

Classic Clips: Patsy Cline “Imagine That” – Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry, 16th April 1962

February 18, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

This Patsy Cline performance clip is from one of her four 1962 appearances on the ‘Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry’ television program, named for its sponsor of the time, which ran from 1960 to 1963. The […]

The Song Remains: Hargus “Pig” Robbins 1938 – 2022

February 1, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Probably the greatest, and definitely the most influential, country music piano player of all time. The piano may be a ubiquitous part of the classic country sound, but this has not always been the case. In […]

Kelley Swindall “You Can Call Me Darlin’ If You Want” (Velvet Elk Records, 2020)

October 5, 2020 Viv Fish 0

It is hard to believe this is a debut album and that this wannabe actress, turned singer-songwriter, was inspired to change course only after heartbreak inspired revenge. This album packs a punch so forthright that anyone […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Patsy Cline “I Fall To Pieces”

May 31, 2019 Paul Villers 0

Over the past two or three weeks the door to The Bunker at Americana-UK Towers has been triple locked with a sturdy scaffolding plank being pushed up against it for extra security. In what has become […]