Originally published as Patsy Cline in 1981, this is, arguably, the definitive biography of Patsy Cline. Painstakingly researched, Author Ellis Nassour interviewed those closest to Patsy, including Charlie Dick, Hilda Hensley, Loretta Lynn, Dottie West (who provided the book's Foreward), and many more. Some dialogue was recreated to illustrate certain events.

Author Margaret Jones approaches Patsy's story from a female perspective. Jones undertook her own research on Patsy, and uncovers new information not included in Nassour's book. One drawback is that, at times, the narrative wanders. Also, Jones quoted from Nassour's interviews with Charlie Dick and Hilda Hensley rather than conduct her own. Foreward by Loretta Lynn.

The first collection of photographs of Patsy Cline ever released in a book, this is a companion to an MCA Nashville Tribute album featuring performances of Patsy's best-loved songs from current music superstars such as Natalie Cole, Lee Ann Womack, Diana Krall, Amy Grant and Martina McBride. In addition to quotes about Patsy's influence on their careers from the artists participating in the album, the book contains reminiscenses from some of Patsy's friends and contemporaries such as Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn and Harold Bradley.

Includes a CD with Diana Krall's version of "Crazy."

The Country Music industry was in dire straits in the late '50's, as Rock-N-Roll gained in popularity and drew listeners away. The "Nashville Sound" smoothed out the rough edges to broaden the appeal of the music, as well as the horizons of the Artists who adapted to this style. Along the way, a debate arose on whether this was "authentic" Country Music, "traditional," or just a "commercialized" version created to sell records. Why this is so important to the fans? Author Joli Jensen examines the debate from both sides, and documents the cultural and musical transition that occurred in a chapter focusing on the recording career of Patsy Cline.

From country's earliest pioneers to its greatest legends, Finding Her Voice documents the lives of the female artists who have shaped the music for over two hundred years. Long overlooked and underappreciated by scholars, female country music artists have always been immensely popular with fans. This book gets to the heart of the special bond female artists have with their audiences.

In the America of John Reinhard's second poetry collection, joy is still to be found - despite, or perhaps because of, diminished expectations, in small-town cafes and motels. Lyrical imagination enjoys free play like a trout fishing line. "She could extend a note into a bruise," Reinhard says of country legend Cline. And, as often as not, his poems similarly reach through their music to bruise the reader's heart.

For Voice and Piano. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics and chord names. Country and Nashville Sound. 120 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

For voice, piano and guitar chords. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and diagrams. Country and Nashville Sound. 126 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

For Voice and Keyboard. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and notation. Country and Nashville Sound. Features 25 of Patsy's all-time classics. 96 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

For Voice and Keyboard (right hand only). With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and big note notation. Country and Nashville Sound. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Recommended Reading:

• Coal Miner's Daughter - By Loretta Lynn, with George Vecsey

• Still Woman Enough - By Loretta Lynn, with Patsi Bale Cox

• Little Miss Dynamite: The Life and Times of Brenda Lee - By Brenda Lee, with Robert K. Oermann and Julie Clay

• Saturday Nights With Daddy At The Opry - By Libby Leverett-Crew

• The View From Nashville - By Ralph Emery, with Patsi Bale Cox

• 50 Years Down A Country Road - By Ralph Emery, with Patsi Bale Cox

• In The Country of Country: People and Places In American Music - By Nicholas Dawidoff

• Kimberly Jim - Starring Jim Reeves. An American Con Artist makes his way to Kimberly, South Africa to seek his fortune in the late 19th Century Diamond Rush.

• Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story - Starring Michele Lee, David James Elliot and a Cameo by Tere Myers as Patsy Cline.

• The Nashville Sound - Starring Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Charley Pride, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton and More.

• The Road To Nashville - Starring Marty Robbins, Connie Smith, Waylon Jennings, Dottie West, Hank Snow and More.

• Baja Oklahoma - Starring Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, and a Cameo by Alice Krige as Patsy Cline.