Virginia Patterson Hensley (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963), known professionally as
Patsy Cline, was an
American singer. Part of the early 1960s
Nashville sound, Cline successfully "crossed over" to
pop music and was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century. She died at the age of 30 in a multiple-fatality crash in the private plane of her manager, Randy Hughes.