Patsy Cline’s Restored House Opening in Winchester, Virginia

WINCHESTER, VA (AP).- Patsy Cline fans curious about the early days of her brief but highly acclaimed country music career will finally be able to do more than just drive by her old house in Winchester and snap a picture. The Patsy Cline Historic House will open Aug. 2 as a memorial to the singer who recorded such classics as “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces” before dying in a plane crash in 1963. Visitors will be able to step through the door of 608 S. Kent St. and back in time some six decades for a glimpse of how Virginia “Ginny” Patterson Hensley lived from her mid-teens to mid-20s, as she emerged from small-town obscurity to become one of music’s most enduring and influential superstars. “The fact that her music seems timeless brings a whole new group in every generation that keeps her alive,” said Cline’s daughter, Julie Fudge of Nashville. “Her career was a small amount of years, and she had lots of accolades, but

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