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September 8, 2020
Patsy Cline ~ Still Walkin' After Midnight!
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Under the direction of producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single I Fall to Pieces was her first to top the Billboard country chart. As the song became a hit, Cline was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. After recovering, her next single release Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, would also become a major hit.
Between 1962 and 1963, Cline had hits with She's Got You, When I Get Through with You, So Wrong and Leavin' on Your Mind. She also toured and headlined shows with more frequency.
Patsy Cline songs ~
Crazy
I Fall To Pieces
She's Got You
You Belong To Me
Your Cheatin' Heart
Walkin' After Midnight
Styrous® ~ Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Patsy Cline - late 1962
photo by Shane Collins
Patsy Cline, was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on this day, September 8, in 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music; her records are responsible for the advent of the Nashville Sound, which blended country and pop music and introduced country to a whole new audience in the early 1960s.
Regarding the Nashville sound, the record producer Owen Bradley stated:
According to the documentary Remembering Patsy, Cline couldn't read
sheet music. She was self-taught and had perfect pitch even as a
child. Her first professional performances began at the local WINC
radio station when she was fifteen. In the early 1950s, Cline began
appearing in a local band led by performer Bill Peer.
Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B. Gay's Town and Country television broadcasts. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954.
She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline would become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960.
Regarding the Nashville sound, the record producer Owen Bradley stated:
"Now we've cut out the fiddle and steel guitar and added choruses to country music. But it can't stop there. It always has to keep developing to keep fresh." -Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley & Patsy Cline - early 60's
photographer unknown
Patsy Cline & Bill Peer
date & photographer unknown
Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B. Gay's Town and Country television broadcasts. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954.
She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline would become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then moved to Decca Records in 1960.
Patsy Cline & Randy Hughes
date & photographer unknown
Under the direction of producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single I Fall to Pieces was her first to top the Billboard country chart. As the song became a hit, Cline was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. After recovering, her next single release Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, would also become a major hit.
Between 1962 and 1963, Cline had hits with She's Got You, When I Get Through with You, So Wrong and Leavin' on Your Mind. She also toured and headlined shows with more frequency.
In March 1963, Cline appeared at a benefit show in Kansas City, Kansas. To return home, she boarded a plane along with country performers Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and manager Randy Hughes. Upon hitting rough weather, the plane crashed outside of Camden, Tennessee, killing all those on board. Cline was thirty years old and her entire music career was only three years but what an impact she made on music!
In 1973, Patsy Cline became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1985 a biographical film on the life of Patsy Cline featuring her music was made with Jessica Lange as Cline; it also starred Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, and P. J. Soles of Carrie and Rock 'n' Roll High School fame (link below).
In 1973, Patsy Cline became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1985 a biographical film on the life of Patsy Cline featuring her music was made with Jessica Lange as Cline; it also starred Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, and P. J. Soles of Carrie and Rock 'n' Roll High School fame (link below).
Cline did a cover of You Belong To Me, one of my favorite songs from the fifties originally recorded by Joni James in February of 1952; it was covered later that year by Jo Stafford, Patti Page and Dean Martin. My favorite version was by Page (link below).
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Wide Open Country ~ 10 Things You Didn't Know About Patsy Cline
YouTube links:
Patsy Cline songs ~
Crazy
I Fall To Pieces
She's Got You
You Belong To Me
Your Cheatin' Heart
Walkin' After Midnight
FOX4 News Kansas City ~ Remembering Patsy Cline
Patti Page ~ You Belong To Me Styrous® ~ Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Owen Bradley articles/mentions
mentions:
Patsy Cline ~ Still Walkin' After Midnight!
Record Producers Extraordinaire
date & photographer unknown
September 7, 2020
45 RPMs 48: Patsy Cline ~ Walkin' After Midnight
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Viewfinder links:
Patsy Cline
Kay Starr
Hank Williams
Net Links:
Alberta Prime Times ~ Commentary: I go out walkin, after midnight..
Who Sampled ~ Walking After Midnight
YouTube links:
Patsy Cline ~
A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)
Walkin' After Midnight
Styrous® ~ Monday, September 7, 2020
Patsy Cline ~ Walkin' After Midnight
45 RPM record w/sleeve
photo by Styrous®
45 RPM record w/sleeve
photo by Styrous®
Tomorrow is the birthday of Patsy Cline whose most famous song has to be Walkin' After Midnight.
I usually remember details about where I was or who I was with on songs
that have become a part of my life but I have no idea where I was when I
first heard it. All I know is that suddenly I was hearing it all over
the place. The song was written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and
recorded by American country music artist Cline. The song was originally given to pop singer Kay Starr; however, her label rejected it. The song was left unused until Hecht rediscovered it when writing for Four Star Records. Originally Cline was not fond of Walkin', but after making a compromise with her label she recorded it.
And as they say, the rest is history.
Patsy Cline ~ Walkin' After Midnight
45 RPM record
photo by Styrous®
45 RPM record
photo by Styrous®
On January 28, 1957, Cline was invited to perform a song on the CBS television program hosted by Arthur Godfrey entitled, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, a talent competition made up of rising young, unknown professionals. She originally intended to perform A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)
on the show; instead the show's producers preferred Walkin' After Midnight. Although Cline did not want to sing it, she performed the
song during the program's 8:30 pm slot.
The excessive amount of audience applause caused a technical difficulty
and froze the applause meter on the show. Because of the great amount
of applause, Cline won first place in the show that night. And because of the song's popularity on the show, Decca Records (Four Star leased their music to Decca) released Walkin' After Midnight as a single on February 11, 1957.
Patsy Cline ~ Walkin' After Midnight
45 RPM record lable
photo by Styrous®
45 RPM record lable
photo by Styrous®
Walkin' debuted on the Billboard charts, eventually peaking at No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart and No. 12 on the Pop chart by March 3. A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold) was released as the single's B-side, also charting on the Billboard Country chart at No. 14. Because Walkin' After Midnight had become a significant hit, Decca issued Cline's debut album August 5, 1957, simply titled, Patsy Cline. The album, however, did not contain A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold), the song on the flip side.
Patsy Cline ~ A Poor Man's Roses
45 RPM record w/sleeve
photo by Styrous®
Patsy Cline ~ A Poor Man's Roses
45 RPM record w/sleeve detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Walking After Midnight
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the moonlight, just like we used to do
I'm always walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for you
I walk for miles along the highway
Well, that's just my way of sayin' I love you
I'm always walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for you
I stop to see a weepin' willow
Cryin' on his pillow
Maybe he's cryin' for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the starlight, just hoping you may be
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for me
I stop to see a weepin' willow
Cryin' on his pillow
Maybe he's cryin' for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the starlight, just hoping you may be
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for me
45 RPM record w/sleeve
photo by Styrous®
Walkin' After Midnight features instrumentation from an acoustic guitar, basic drums and piano, steel guitar, electric guitar, and acoustic bass. Its session members were part of The Nashville A-Team of musicians, who played on most of the recording sessions on RCA Victor and Decca Records. Among the musicians were Harold Bradley, Grady Martin, and Bob Moore, all of whom would later play on Cline's later records in the early 1960s. Don Helms, formerly of Hank Williams' band the Drifting Cowboys, played the steel guitar.
45 RPM record w/sleeve detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Walking After Midnight
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the moonlight, just like we used to do
I'm always walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for you
I walk for miles along the highway
Well, that's just my way of sayin' I love you
I'm always walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for you
I stop to see a weepin' willow
Cryin' on his pillow
Maybe he's cryin' for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the starlight, just hoping you may be
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for me
I stop to see a weepin' willow
Cryin' on his pillow
Maybe he's cryin' for me
And as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the starlight, just hoping you may be
Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight
Searchin' for me
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - Walkin' After Midnight, written by Alan Block, Don Hecht - 2:32
Side 2:
B - A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold), written by Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg - 2:45
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Decca Records, Inc.
Notes:
Label variation.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A Side Center Label): 45-101004
Matrix / Runout (B Side Center Label): 45-101007
Matrix / Runout (A Side Run-Out Stamped): 45 101004 33 3
Matrix / Runout (B Side Run-Out Stamped): 45 101007 21 3
Side 1:
A - Walkin' After Midnight, written by Alan Block, Don Hecht - 2:32
Side 2:
B - A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold), written by Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg - 2:45
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Decca Records, Inc.
Notes:
Label variation.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A Side Center Label): 45-101004
Matrix / Runout (B Side Center Label): 45-101007
Matrix / Runout (A Side Run-Out Stamped): 45 101004 33 3
Matrix / Runout (B Side Run-Out Stamped): 45 101007 21 3
Viewfinder links:
Patsy Cline
Kay Starr
Hank Williams
Net Links:
Alberta Prime Times ~ Commentary: I go out walkin, after midnight..
Who Sampled ~ Walking After Midnight
YouTube links:
Patsy Cline ~
A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)
Walkin' After Midnight
Styrous® ~ Monday, September 7, 2020
August 30, 2020
Patsy Cline articles/mentions
Still Walkin' After Midnight!
Walkin' After Midnight
mentions:
Hawkshaw Hawkins ~ Ling Ting Tong
Patsy Cline - 1957
publicity photo
July 21, 2020
Kay Starr articles/mentions
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