Cline, Patsy

Then came her first big opportunity, though it turned out to be a mixed blessing. A contract Cline signed with Four-Star records in 1954 hampered her career, as the label's owner, Bill McCall, stipulated Cline could only record songs to which he owned the rights. She was not a musician and did not write her own lyrics, so Cline had no choice but to record whatever he suggested. Unfortunately, most of this material was mediocre, and only produced one...