Nashville and Middle Tennessee are no strangers to plane crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration keeps data for reported aircraft incidents dating back to 1978. Over 1,600 reports were made in ...

On this day (March 5) in 1963, Patsy Cline died when a small plane she was in went down near Camden, Tennessee. Country singers Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins, as well as pilot Randy Hughes, also ...

CAMDEN, Tenn. (AP) — A three-day event in Camden featuring concerts, speakers and a vigil will mark the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed country music star Patsy Cline and three others.

With hits like “Walkin’ After Midnight” and “Crazy,” Patsy Cline forged a path for all country-pop crossover acts who came after her. Sadly, her already-illustrious career was cut short when she died ...

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s been just over 60 years since a plane carrying Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and the pilot, Randy Hughes, crashed in Benton County. It was a dark day ...

Country-western singer Patsy Cline was only 30 years old when she died in a plane crash in 1963, but many of the songs she sang remain popular today. “Always … Patsy Cline,” presented by Hillbarn ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. Click here for that audio. Singer Patsy Cline helped create the Nashville sound, a crossover between country and pop, in the 1950s and ...