No auto tune, no synthesizer... Just her voice and her back up. Talent. Just pure talent...

Patsy was one of the greatest vocalist EVER.

This is one of the best country voices around. Patsy had so many great hits such as "She's Got You", "Walkin' After Midnight", "Sweet Dreams", "So Wrong", "Leavin' on Your Mind", "I Fall To Pieces" "San Antonio Rose", "Blue Moon Of Kentucky", "Half As Much", "He Called Me Baby", "Faded Love" etc. She was only 31 when she died in a plane crash in 1963. In 1985 Jessica Lange starred in the movie about Patsy's life called "Sweet Dreams". "Home Free" does a great cover of "Crazy".

When I lived in Nashville, my house backed up to a small airport that Patsy was flying into the night she died. Every year on the anniversary of her death, a single red rose is placed on the runway.

The background vocals were done by the Jordanaires who also backed Elvis and other big names. That was an actual live performance, but someone pasted the studio version over this. There should still be the live version of this video. Patsy's live performances were every bit as good and for me personally even better than the studio recording. Any requests from the commenters are pure gold. Enjoy this rabbit hole.

Willie Nelson wrote this and Patsy took it to glory . I think this would qualify as part of The Great American Songbook. Her vocals were like liquid gold , colorful, rich just an amazing vocalist. -Walking after Midnight - Sweet Dreams are two of my favorites . A different great 50 s track is “Up a Lazy River” by Bobby Darin , hardly ever heard but an amazing track . ☮️

She originally didn’t want to record the song, because she considered it a man’s song after Willie had released it. When you listen to his version, be sure and listen to his original recording. The background vocals on her recording are The Jorenaires, who also backed several of Elvis’ recordings. Also, her biopic “Sweet Dreams” is great.

Nice to see young people appreciating the older legends. Her voice was one of a kind!!

There are few singers that can really make you feel something, in any decade, especially now, but it seems like the 60s were the sweet spot for that kind of thing. The songs weren't necessarily complex, until you got to the late 60s, but Patsy Cline and others could paint a picture with their voice signing the phone book. She almost sounds like she's about to cry and her voice cracks just a little bit, and then she immediately reels it back in. Incredible vocal control while displaying emotion in her voice.

Patsy Cline is a Country Legend. She is considered to be one of the greatest female country singers by artists & fans. Patsy felt every song she sang & you can hear the cry in her voice. She was really crying as she recorded a lot of her songs. Here's a list of Country female singers who broke the door for the Ladies in Country Music: 1 Kitty Wells 2 Patsy Cline 3 Loretta Lynn 4 Dolly Parton 5 Tammy Wynette Before these Ladies, a Country female singer was just the girl singer for the guys who were the stars. Patsy Cline & Loretta Lynn were best friends & Owen Bradley produced Loretta also. My favorite Patsy song is, "Faded Love" & by the end of the song Patsy will be tearing your heart out with her crying. How Patsy can cry & sing at the same time is amazing. She did the same with "Sweet Dreams."

Watch the movie "Sweet Dreams.". She didn't have an easy life. I think she had an element of the blues in her voice reflecting her life. She was a crossover artist and we loved her as much as the country fans did. She had so much left to do.....her passing was a tragedy 💔

I was a toddler when she passed, but her music was still around through my childhood. This is blues. The perfect song, the perfect singer and I'm glad she stayed long enough to record it for us. It's right up there with Etta James ' At Last.

She is one of the original queens of country music. Tragically lost too soon in a place crash. There was an excellent movie made of her life called Sweet Dreams named after o of her biggest hits

Patsy Cline, Karen Carpenter and Linda Ronstadt some of the most iconic female voices of all time. Go back even further and listen to Doris Day singing Secret Love.

Country music has like 24 categories. I think this song is Country pop style, but that cry and yodel in her voice gets me every time. her voice is so clear when she sings and she is a great storyteller.

There never has been,nor ever will be a voice like Patsy Cline's. She is unmatched. Her rendition of "Crazy" is the number one most played jukebox song of all time. The word "ICON" doesn't begin to cover her standing in the music industry.

Patsy was one of my favorites back in my younger days. Her, Jim Reeves, and some others are really worth listening to. Yes, plane crash... 😢

Patsy was perfection and it’s tragic that we were robbed of the many years she had ahead of her as an artist. But we are blessed with the velvet depth of her voice in so many great recordings during an era when country was branching into the Nashville sound similar to what Elvis and many other singers like Jim Reeves were incorporating into a more sophisticated sound that crossed over on the radio. “Sweet Dreams” is a film about her volatile life and you will get to see her sassy and quick wit that she was known for in the dialogue. Another film is “Coal Miner’s Daughter” about singer Loretta Lynn who was mentored by Patsy as a younger upcoming artist in the 60’s who wrote her own songs. They shared a lot in a common background and both had challenging marriages in a time when women were supposed to stay home. Their husbands had more than a little trouble with their wives’ super success in the spotlight. Loretta was devastated when Patsy died. She was loved by all the musicians she worked with as she was no diva.

Largely considered the greatest female country voice of all time.

She was played on EVERY music station. Incredible how truly gifted these artists were.❤

She had some crazy vocal control. ❤

She was a great singer and sweet woman. A good friend of my mothers. I remember when she was killed. Momma just sat and cried. I'd never seen her so heartbroken. When i grew older and in my 60s, lost my dear friend Patty to cancer, i totally understood.

Patsy’s voice gives me goosebumps. Every time. You need to hear her singing “Sweet Dreams”. Perfection!!

One of the best country songs by one of the best country vocalists.

Fun fact she was worried about recording this song because she didn’t she could sing it they way Willie wrote it so Willie had to go and talk to her he told her not too worry about singing it the way he did just sing it the way she wanted and the rest is history

Patsy killing it singing the song that Willie Nelson wrote! This performance was not long after her terrible car accident.

Patsy's voice was one of a kind. She has many more songs in this style, but my personal favorite is one of her earliest songs "Lovesick Blues"...

She was the first crossover artist. She would have been a superstar had she lived.

"Sweet Dreams" is the movie of her story....check it out, with tissues

Yes, Willie Nelson wrote and she told him that she was going to steal it. She recorded it and it became a huge hit. One of the truly great singing artists!😊

You're not wrong about this not feeling like Country. What Patsy Cline is best known for is being one of the first "crossover" artists who charted on both the country and pop charts. Pretty much no one did that in the early 60s. It frankly wouldn't be until the 90s that you got a significant amount of "country" artists doing, basically, pop. Cline was the inspiration for LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain, even Dolly Parton! Great reaction to a great voice!

Such a beautiful voice, I have her greatest hits and I love it so much. Every song is so wonderful, I can listen to her all day. Sweet Dreams is my favorite ❤ Great reaction.

That recording is from a TV show, not a studio version. She was a True Icon. Yes, the Willie Nelson wrote it and along with many other songs that other Artists covered. My family and I got to see her backstage in Jacksonville Fl in 1960, I was 9. I don't remember seeing her, but my Mom had a handkerchief and she asked her to kiss it, she did, but did NOT sign it. I still have the handkerchief to this day. My mom cried for hours when she died. I still listen to her music and I am 71. You can see the scar on her forehead from the car wreck. 2 other country musicians died along with her, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas.

Back in the day singers went on tour playing one nighters in different city back to back days so they would hire small planes to take them instead of long bus rides

Patsy's voice is so great and she recorded this one before Willie "went large" as a performer. Willie also recorded Crazy. His distinctive voice and style of singing behind the beat gives the song a different feel. You should check it out.

My all time favorite female singer, such a soulful, smooth, & melodic voice like no other. She was the original Queen of Country & one of the first big female stars in that genre. Before Patsy came along, country music was predominately made up of male performers. She broke down the barriers & forged a path for all female country singers to follow. She helped & befriended Loretta Lynn, when she got her first start in the business. They were best friends & after Patsy tragically died in a plane crash, Loretta honored her friend by naming one of her twin girls Patsy a year after the accident. The other twin was named after Loretta's sister, Peggy. Patsy died in 1963 at the young age of only 30 yrs old. That was 4 years before I was born, but my dad was a big fan so I heard her music while growing up. Crazy was one of her biggest hits but she had many others. A few of my top favorites are - I fall to pieces, Walkin' after midnight, She's got you, Tennessee waltz, & Your cheatin' heart. Please check out more of her classic songs, you won't be disappointed. They made a film in 1985 about her life called "Sweet Dreams" starring Jessica Lange as Patsy - great movie & definitely worth a watch! By the way, the reason why she has that head band on in this performance is to cover up a big scar she sustained from the car accident you read about.

PASTY HAD A VELVET VOICE, SOME OF HER OTHER GREATEST HITS YOU MAY WANT TO REACT TO ARE: i FALL TO PIECES, SWEET DREAMS, SHE'S GOT YOU, WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT, ALWAYS, AND SO MAY OTHERS. SHE WAS BEYOND GREAT!!!!!!! HER BEST FRIEND WAS LORETTA LYNN WHO WAS DEVASTATED BY HER DEATH........YES, WILLIE NELSON WROTE CRAZY

This was my favorite, but Walking After Midnight is another great one!

Her voice is singular, you ALWAYS know when it’s Patsy.

Oh my! First Reaction! Peace, Love!! You'll be alright, but this is a good curb-bump that lets you recognize that you may have a lot to consider as far as "old" music. My Dad was a huge Patsy fan. It took me a few years to recognize how special she was even in the 70s.😉

The background vocalists are The Jordanaires. They backed her on every hit. You've also seen them behind Elvis on his Ed Sullivan appearances.

THIS WAS COUNTRY, young man. NOT the BS that is on the radio now. Listen to Conway Twitty, Ray Price, Buck Owens, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, these were some of the most awesome country musicians.

I always get a kick out of watching the "Reaction" of the Reactors the first time they hear Patsy Cline. You are right about the 30's thru 50's being the best time for American music.

My favorite of Patsy's. What a voice!!! I get chills when I hear her singing.

K.D.Lang does an awesome rendition of this song❤❤❤❤❤

I agree 100%, not a country song. She was a country singer and hung out with Loretta Lynn, so I guess that is why it was categorized as country. Very modern contemporary for the times. Very nice review & love your bling- nice silver cross. You are picking good songs to review! Hope you do more Patsy. Great songs recommended below by @dagmar.6954!!❤

Patsy Cline is from my hometown of Winchester Virginia and my mom went to school with her. I remember exactly where I was the day she died in the plane crash. We were out in the barn milking the cows and my grandmother came out to tell us about the plane crash and she had died 😢😢😢 actually my families burial plots are in the same cemetery where she's buried. 😢😢😢

Yes, THAT Willie Nelson. Listen to his version sometime. Patsy was incredible - and best friends with Loretta Lynn. Loretta was pregnant with twins when patsy died, and Loretta named one of the twins after her.

I love Patsy Cline’s “I fall to Pieces”. Then go listen Lee Ann Rimes Do “Blue” when she was only 14. She can do Patsy Cline perfectly. Loved your reaction!

She’s got some amazing, beautiful and just chef kiss songs in her collection and deserves her flowers. Love her!

I love that you spend so much time with her history!

It occurred to me in some way I think we be grateful that the younger generation is just now discovering all these artists from in the past it keeps the music most of us grew up with.

She is my favorite female vocalist of all time. Love her song Sweet Dreams!

Great reaction as always - Patsy's Cry Me A River is another great one. I love your eclectic taste. I hunted through your videos and didn't see any Leonard Cohen. I'd love to hear your reaction to his earlier mythic songs, Suzanne or The Stranger Song, or the later, darker works, Everybody Knows, You Want It Darker, or his London concert version of Hallelujah - covered by everyone but his performance is still the most moving.

Country, Rhythm, and Blues used to be together back when I was younger. TY so much for listening to this lovely lady with us.

OMG. I don't know how many time I've heard this song and it still makes me cry. That voice, the words, the music. No words.

Im not a fan of country, but I do like Patsy Cline. What a voice.

Patsy had a stunningly beautiful voice, a very crossover style that was ahead of the times. Make the hairs on your arm and back of the neck stand at attention with the silkiness of her vocals. Sweet Dreams sends a shiver down the spine with the hold of a word transitioning to the next effortlessly in tune with the music and orchestra accompaniment. We lost a good one, would of loved to have seen what her future could of been.

Her voice and her presents literally filled the entire space she was in. It’s palpable it’s tactile it’s amazing.

IMO It’s from the soul! I’m 79 and remember all the dancing songs back in the day!

The word you looking for is Talent. No auto tune with tiny, low quality mic, and she sounded as good in person as on recordings,. This was a recording of a live TV show.

This is definitely country, Patsy Cline being one of the best country singers ever. There was actually not a genre defined as "pop" in the 50s in the US. That decade was busy birthing rock and roll. If anybody used "pop" to describe music at that time it was Brits. Anybody who used it to describe the blues or rock n roll was clearly not very knowledgeable about music in those days.

Patsy Cline and so many other brilliant female musicians from the 40's, 50's and 60's are and shall always be in my heart for their raw natural sound and talent!

Baby, there is so many talented singers from the past that it's one great find after another! Enjoy!

Sweet Dreams is one of my favorites. You touched on a point about the vocals. The were raw. No sound boards to tweak them.

I believe this performance was shortly after she got out of the hospital after the car wreck and the headband is covering where she still had stitches in her head. It was a live tv performance. I don't know if the recording is off sync because it's so old or if someone dubbed the studio recording over it at some point. Quite a few country singers didn't have that country twang back then just like now. Listen to "Gentleman" Jim Reeves sing He'll Have To Go sometime.

One of the best country singers of all time!

I see you like this one well you got to check out her song Sweet Dreams I know you will LOVE IT

I agree with you, the 50s were a special time. Yes, we had our problems but by & large it was a good period for many things including music, manufacturing, innovation etc. Add to that, EVERYONE dressed so much nicer in those days. --Patsy has an amazing voice, just a beautiful gift from God she shared with us. Between her, Karen Carpenter & Peggy Lee the top female vocalists ever imo.

I love your reactions to my old music, brings tears to my eyes:) Yes, Patsy was a very special singer❤️

Willie still plays the guitar he wrote this on. Patsy still influences music today and praise be Willie is still with us.

❤❤❤ her, this song, and your reaction

LeAnn Rimes did a *masterful* job re-singing Patsy Cline's songs due to her fans *begging* for her to do so. I listen to both of them all the time depending on my mood for old-school or new-school.

In 1959 Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens also died in a place crash

Patsy had what’s called “perfect pitch”. I know it’s being said Patsy was one of the greatest country singers; but, Patsy was one of the greatest vocalists of all time, period. She was one of the first to transcend genre in her vocals, even if the music was fundamentally country. If you listen close to each song, you can hear elements of rock-a-billy (precursor to rock n roll), blues, soul and even R&B within her vocal style. Patsy was in a car crash and shortly after she attempted to record Crazy but was in too much pain to hit some of the notes. So she spent another few weeks recovering and then returned to the studio and the recorded version you hear is her first attempt. She was that good. She was definitely a country artist as you will see by watching “Sweet Dreams” and listening to more and more of her collection. These “crossover” songs are what made her a household name. Her greatest hits is a fantastic starting point. Diving deeper into her Decca record years, you will get the full on country version of the Diva. I Fall To Pieces; Leavin’ On Your Mind; Faded Love; Sweet Dreams; She’s Got You; You’re Cheating Heart; You’re Stronger Than Me; why Can’t He Be You; A Poor Man’s Roses.

Patsy was the first to actually achieve crossover in her music.

Before "Voice-tuners" ... respect. Another great song from her - _"Your Cheatin Heart"_ (1962)

That was a "live" in she did it on a show I do not know which this was recorded on. But something LIKE the Opry or Louisiana Hayride type show. I always thought of Patsy's voice as haunting. It has a quality that most people do not, but it will stick with someone long after hearing it.

I visited her crash site in Camden, Tennessee! It was sad. She was definitely a legend and definitely a one of a kind. She died with two other country stars at that time., Cowboy Copas And Hawkshaw Hawkins as well as her manager Randy Hughes. All dies together. The 1950s was the start of what music is today. 1955 was the magic year and the bread and butter for the music industry, like country, R&B, Blues, Rock and pop.

Patsy was also the first country star to play in Carnegie Hall. The back up singers were the "Jordanaires".

First time watcher of this channel. Subbed. Enjoyed it. I appreciate you doing a research and info portion for those who do not know of an artist.

This is classic country. Funny, she didn’t want to sing this song because she thought Willie Nelson to be a “weird little man”, lol.

The best ones leave this world too soon. Patsy is an icon.

Her voice is so clear and beautiful. It rings like a bell! A true legend.

Patsy Cline.... I remember hearing her on the radio. Like nobody else.

A lot of people think that LeAnn Rimes sounds like Patsy Cline and when LeAnn Rimes was a girl there was one of Patsy Cline's songs that hadn't been recorded and they had LeAnn Rimes do it it's called Blue you should check it out

Her voice makes me so emotional 😢😢😢

That cry in her voice makes our country of her time.

The bass was played by Bob Moore and piano was by Floyd Cramer. Both were close neighbors growing up.

She is also native American Cherokee

GREAT REACTION. I am 74 years old and grew up listening to Patsy and others. You need to react to her singing "SWEET DREAMS. The 50's was an era of transaction when rock and roll really came into play.

patsy was and is the greatest as far as I'm concerned.

This IS TRUE COUNTRY, not the bubble gum country of today!!!

Ms. Patsy cline 🙏was my mothers favorite i love and grew uo hearing these classics ...RIP❤🙏

My granpa introduced me to her music when I was a baby. Loved her my whole life. Now my 30 year old daughter loves her and sings her music.😮

Sweet Dreams is a must listen.

The movie is called Sweet Dreams. It's excellent.

If I remember correctly this was recorded not long after her auto accident and the band she has on her head is to cover up the injuries from her head going through the windshield.

Check out Walking After Midnight.

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