Facts: - instrument: vocals , piano - death place: near camden , tennessee , u.s. - years active: 1947 -- 1963 - caption: patsy cline at four star records in march 1957 - birth name: virginia patterson hensley - label: four star , decca - cause of death: plane crash - death date: 5 march 1963 - genre: nashville , country pop , honky tonk , swing , gospel sound , country , traditional pop , rockabilly - alias: ginny , patsy - birth date: 8 september 1932 - name: patsy cline - background: solo_singer - image: patsy cline ii.jpg - birth place: gore , virginia , u.s. - associated acts: kitty jim reeves , eddy arnold , skeeter davis , brenda wells lee , loretta lynn , jan howard , dottie west , , willie nelson jean shepard , jimmy dean , - occupation: singer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of patsy cline .
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virginia patterson hensley -lrb- september 8 , 1932 -- march 5 , 1963 -rrb- , 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 .cline was best known for her rich tone , emotionally expressive and bold contralto voice and her role as a country music industry pioneer .along with kitty wells , she helped pave the way for women as headline performers in the genre .cline was cited as an inspiration by singers in several genres .books , movies , documentaries , articles and stage plays document her life and career .her hits began in 1957 with donn hecht 's and alan block 's '' walkin ' after midnight '' , hank cochran 's and harlan howard 's '' i fall to pieces '' , hank cochran 's '' she 's got you '' , willie nelson 's '' crazy '' and ended in 1963 with don gibson 's '' sweet dreams '' .millions of her records have sold since her death .she won awards and accolades , leading many to view her as an icon at the level of jim reeves , johnny cash and elvis presley .ten years after her death , in 1973 , she became the first female solo artist inducted to the country music hall of fame .in 1999 , she was voted number 11 on vh1 's special , '' the 100 greatest women in rock and roll '' , by members and artists of the rock industry .in 2002 , country music artists and industry members voted her number one on cmt 's '' the 40 greatest women of country music '' and ranked 46th in the '' 100 greatest singers of all time '' issue of '' rolling stone '' magazine .according to her 1973 country music hall of fame plaque , '' her heritage of timeless recordings is testimony to her artistic capacity . ''