Editing Patsy Cline (section)

==Legacy and recognition==
[[File:Patsy Cline (5946743530).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cline's plaque is located inside the [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum]]. She was the first female solo artist inducted into that hall.]]
Cline has been cited in both country and pop music as of one of the greatest vocalists of all time.<ref name="Powerful Women">{{cite web |title=No. 6: Patsy Cline – Country Music's Most Powerful Women of All-Time |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/patsy-cline-powerful-female-country-singers/ |website=Taste of Country |date=September 25, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic Bio"/><ref name="100 Greatest Singers">{{cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Singers of All-Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-147019/patsy-cline-2-49763/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 3, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> Her voice has also been called "haunting", "powerful", and "emotional".<ref name="100 Greatest Country Artists">{{cite magazine |last1=Browne |first1=David |last2=Dolan |first2=Jon |last3=Freeman |first3=Jon |last4=Betts |first4=Stephen L. |last5=Leahey |first5=Andrew |last6=Hudak |first6=Joseph |last7=Grow |first7=Kory |last8=Ross |first8=Marissa M. |last9=Johnston |first9=Maura |author9-link=Maura Johnston |last10=Levy |first10=Joe |last11=Hermes |first11=Will |last12=Cantwell |first12=David |last13=Bernstein |first13=Jonathan |title=100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-country-artists-of-all-time-195775/patsy-cline-11-196168/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 15, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> Cline's emotional expression and delivery of lyrics helped influence various musical genres and artists.<ref name="100 Greatest Singers"/>{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=302}} With the support of producer [[Owen Bradley]], Cline has been said to "help define" the [[Nashville Sound]] style of country music.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=302}} While the subgenre has received mixed opinions, it has also been said to be a significant part of country music's "authenticity", with Cline being the center focal point of the subgenre.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hofstra |first1=Warren F. |title=Sweet Dreams: The World of Patsy Cline |url=https://www.popmatters.com/sweet-dreams-the-world-of-patsy-cline-2495724327.html |website=[[Pop Matters]] |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> Other artists have noted her impact, including [[LeAnn Rimes]] who stated, "I remember my dad telling me to listen to the way she told a story... I remember feeling more emotion when she sang than anyone else I had ever heard." [[Lucinda Williams]] commented on Cline's vocal talent in helping define her legacy, stating, "Even though her style is considered country, her delivery is more like a classic pop singer... That's what set her apart from Loretta Lynn or Tammy Wynette. You'd almost think she was classically trained."<ref name="100 Greatest Singers"/>

Cline has been a major influence on various music artists, including [[Reba McEntire]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berger |first1=Laura |title=Exclusive: Reba McEntire Talks Patsy Cline's Influence in "Patsy Cline: American Masters" Clip |url=https://womenandhollywood.com/exclusive-reba-mcentire-talks-patsy-clines-influence-in-patsy-cline-american-masters-clip-a713666b953/ |website=Women and Hollywood |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> [[Loretta Lynn]],{{sfn|Oermann, Robert K.|Bufwack, Mary A.|2003|p=208}} [[LeAnn Rimes]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joyce |first1=Mike |title=FROM LEANN RIMES, BRIGHT BLUE |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/08/07/from-leann-rimes-bright-blue/a6bd709b-a15e-4d55-95ed-5f78762f2f08/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> [[k.d. lang]],<ref>{{cite web |title=k.d. lang felt 'deep connection' to late Patsy Cline |url=https://www.apnews.com/336c5d0619ac4ee1b30e79c9ca5ca39d |website=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 5, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921212856/https://www.apnews.com/336c5d0619ac4ee1b30e79c9ca5ca39d |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Linda Ronstadt]],<ref>{{cite web |title=A New Generation Stands by the Songs of Patsy Cline |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-13-ca-2680-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 13, 1995 |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> [[Trisha Yearwood]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Watts |first1=Cindy |title=Watch: Trisha Yearwood wears Patsy Cline's necklace to celebrate her 20th Opry anniversary |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/03/13/trisha-yearwood-grand-ole-opry-20th-anniversary-patsy-cline-necklace-garth-brooks/3150373002/ |website=[[The Tennessean]] |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> [[Sara Evans]],<ref name="Sara Evans">{{cite web |last1=Janney |first1=Josh |title=Country music singer Sara Evans captivates, pays tribute to Patsy Cline |url=https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/country-music-singer-sara-evans-captivates-pays-tribute-to-patsy/article_98015894-e892-5116-a8f3-70ee46df48c2.html |website=[[Winchester Star]] |date=April 15, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> [[Dottie West]],{{sfn|Oermann, Robert K.|Bufwack, Mary A.|2003|p=208}} [[Kacey Musgraves]],<ref name="10 Things"/> [[Margo Price]],<ref name="10 Things"/> [[Cyndi Lauper]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cyndi Lauper on Patsy Cline's Influence: The Ram Report |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/cyndi-lauper-on-patsy-clines-influence-the-ram-report-103054/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 29, 2016 |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> [[Trixie Mattel]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lorusso |first1=Marissa |title=Trixie Mattel: America's Next Top Folk-Country Comedy Drag Artist |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/03/23/596143814/trixie-mattel-americas-next-top-folk-country-comedy-drag-artist |website=[[NPR]] |date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> and [[Brandi Carlile]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title=Brandi Carlile Producing Comeback Album, Documentary Film for Tanya Tucker (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/brandi-carlile-tanya-tucker-comeback-album-documentary-1203130190/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> Dottie West (also a close friend of Cline's) spoke about her influence on her own career, "I think I was most influenced by Patsy Cline, she said things for people. There was so much feeling in there. In fact, she told me, 'Hoss, if you can't do it with feeling, don't'".{{sfn|Oermann, Robert K.|Bufwack, Mary A.|2003|p=208}} In 2019, Sara Evans discussed how Cline has been an influence since she was a young girl, "I learned everything I could learn about her. I tried to mimic her singing to the 't'. We grew up singing in bars — my brothers, sisters and I — from the time I was really little. So I started covering every Patsy Cline song. Then when I first got my record deal I came to Winchester to visit a radio station to try to get them to play my song [[Three Chords and the Truth (song)|Three Chords and the Truth]]."<ref name="Sara Evans"/>

In 1973, Cline was inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]]. With the induction, she became the first solo female artist to be included.<ref name="Country Music Hall of Fame"/><ref name="CMT Hall of Fame">{{cite web |last1=Shelburne |first1=Craig |title=Patsy Cline Exhibit Opens at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1692538/patsy-cline-exhibit-opens-at-country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129200719/http://www.cmt.com/news/1692538/patsy-cline-exhibit-opens-at-country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |website=[[Country Music Television]] |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> In 1977, Cline's friend and mentee [[Loretta Lynn]] released a tribute album entitled ''[[I Remember Patsy]]''. The record contained covers of Cline's songs, including "Back in Baby's Arms" and "[[Crazy (Willie Nelson song)|Crazy]]". The album's lead single was "[[She's Got You]]", which would reach the number 1 spot on the ''Billboard'' country chart in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orr |first1=Dacey |title=The 10 Best Loretta Lynn Songs |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1863670/the-10-best-loretta-lynn-songs/franchises/list/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Patsy and Loretta Friendship">{{cite web |last1=Liptak |first1=Carena |title=Patsy Cline + Loretta Lynn's Friendship Shines in New Movie |url=https://theboot.com/patsy-cline-loretta-lynn-patsy-and-loretta-friendship-lifetime-movie/ |website=Taste of Country |date=September 5, 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Loretta-Lynn-I-Remember-Patsy/master/588835|title=Loretta Lynn – I Remember Patsy|website=Discogs|date=September 15, 1977 |language=en|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> In 1995, Cline received a [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] for her legacy and career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/lifetime-awards |website=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> Additionally, her hits "[[I Fall to Pieces]]" and "[[Crazy (Willie Nelson song)|Crazy]]" received inductions into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Horton |first1=Carrie |title=8 Country Icons Who Have Never Won a Grammy |url=https://theboot.com/country-artists-with-no-grammys/ |website=[[The Boot (website)|The Boot]] |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 1993, Cline was included on [[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States|United States postal stamps]] as part of their "Legends" series. Other country artists that were included on stamp series were [[The Carter Family]], [[Hank Williams]], and [[Bob Wills]]. The stamps were dedicated in an official ceremony at the [[Grand Ole Opry]] by Postmaster General Marvin Runyon.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Richard |title='Legends' Series Salutes Country-Western Stars |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-09-12-9309080581-story.html |website=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=September 12, 1993 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> In August 1999, Cline received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. The ceremony was attended by her widower Charlie Dick and daughter Julie Fudge.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Havers |first1=Richard |title=Features When Patsy Cline Got Her Own Hollywood Star |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/patsy-cline-hollywood-star/ |website=U Discover |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Walk of Fame">{{cite web |title=Country Music Memories: Cline Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star |url=https://theboot.com/patsy-cline-hollywood-walk-of-fame/ |website=[[The Boot (website)|The Boot]] |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> During the 1990s, two of her songs were voted among the "Greatest Juke Box Hits of All-Time". "[[Crazy (Willie Nelson song)|Crazy]]" was voted as the number 1 greatest, along with "[[I Fall to Pieces]]" ranking at number 17.<ref name="Walk of Fame"/>

Since the late 1990s, she received additional rankings and honors. In 1999, Cline was ranked at number 11 among [[VH1]]'s list of the "100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Tucker |first1=Ken |title=TV Review: '100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll' |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/07/30/tv-review-100-greatest-women-rock-and-roll/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> In 2003, she was included by [[Country Music Television]] on their list of the "40 Greatest Women of Country Music".<ref>{{cite web |title=40 Greatest Women Announced |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1457238/40-greatest-women-announced/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012222/http://www.cmt.com/news/1457238/40-greatest-women-announced/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |website=[[Country Music Television]] |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> In 2010, Cline ranked at number 46 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All-Time".<ref name="100 Greatest Singers"/> The magazine would rank her on their 2017 list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time", where she placed at number 12.<ref name="100 Greatest Country Artists"/> In 2023, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Cline at No. 13 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/patsy-cline-14-1234643197/|access-date=October 17, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

Forty years after her death, [[MCA Nashville]] released a tribute album entitled ''[[Remembering Patsy Cline]]'' (2003). A television special also followed around the same time. The album consisted of cover versions of songs taken from Cline's [[Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits|1967 greatest hits album]]. It included songs covered by country artists such as [[Terri Clark]] and [[Martina McBride]]. It also featured artists from other genres such as [[Michelle Branch]], [[Diana Krall]] and [[Patti Griffin]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline Tribute, TV special to take shape |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74524/patsy-cline-tribute-tv-special-take-shape |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 19, 2002 |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>

Cline's hometown of [[Winchester, Virginia]] has helped honor her legacy and career. In 1987, the local government approved the placing of markers within the town denoting it as the birthplace of Cline. The same year, a bell tower was erected in her burial location at Shenandoah Memorial Park. The bell tower cost thirty five thousand dollars and was partially funded by Cline's friends [[Jan Howard]] and [[Loretta Lynn]].{{sfn|Nassour, Ellis|1993|p=248}} In 2005, [[Patsy Cline House|Cline's childhood home]] was given an official on-site marker and included on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Seat Sponsorships in The Patsy Cline Theatre at John Handley High School with a sold out concert by Willie Nelson. The Patsy Cline Classic produced by Bonnie Blue Concerts has featured Merle Haggard, Kenny Rogers, Vince Gill, The Beach Boys, Wynonna, LeAnn Rimes, and Sara Evans.|url=http://winceducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Patsy-Cline-Theatre-Flyer.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://winceducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Patsy-Cline-Theatre-Flyer.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|publisher=Winchester Education Foundation |access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> With the development of an organization entitled Celebrating Patsy Cline Inc., renovations began on Cline's childhood home. In August 2011, the Patsy Cline House officially opened as a historic home for tours. In almost three months, about three thousand people visited the home.<ref name="NY Times"/> The home was restored to the era in which Cline lived in it during the 1950s with her mother and siblings. Replicas of furniture and stage clothes are also included. Daughter Julie Fudge spoke of the house in 2011, stating, "I think when you go into the house, you will kind of feel like this is a snapshot of what it would have been like to visit when Mom lived there."<ref>{{cite web |title=Patsy Cline's restored house now open in Virginia |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/travel/2011/09/23/patsy-clines-restored-house-now-open-in-virginia/ |website=[[Dallas News]] |date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, the [[Patsy Cline Museum]] opened in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], located at 119 3rd Ave. S., on the second floor in the same building as the Johnny Cash Museum. The museum includes Cline's actual stage costumes, as well as her original scrapbook and record albums.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thanki |first1=Juli |title=Patsy Cline Museum celebrates grand opening |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/04/06/patsy-cline-museum-celebrates-grand-opening/99976652/ |website=[[The Tennessean]] (taken from [[USA Today]]) |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> It also features other artifacts such as the soda fountain machine from Gaunt's Drug Store where Cline worked as a teenager. Original letters that Cline wrote to friends are also included in the museum's collection.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |title=Patsy Cline Museum: 10 Must-See Items |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/patsy-cline-museum-10-must-see-items-113572/great-wall-114047/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref>