My dad had a band, he was playing in Houston, a woman walked up and ask him if he knew any Patsy Cline, he said yes, and played one of her songs, he didn't realize until after the woman started singing that it was Patsy Cline.
Anne Murray of Canada is closer to Karen since both are altro and sing as written and both are 1 take singers cause big dollor back up band cost big money
Agreed!!! It's so unfortunate that we never got the chance to see her create more hits...she had such a natural power to her voice (with no technological enhancements that is incredible...). Another good one for this brother to check out is "She's got you"... They are all such sweet, simple and melodic songs...perfect for singing along to!! 🙂
So true - this was Patsy's first real hit, and her voice mellowed and matured as she got older. I hate that we lost her so soon - she had so much more to give.
My grandfather played steel guitar in the Grand Old Opera house band forever. In the 80s or early 90s there was a country western cable channel I use to sit and watch it with Him And he had the best storys about every country legend that came on they were very unfiltered stuff only people who were there would know about I wish I thought about taping them
Yes, I've heard a few tidbits like that from a friend of mine who sings at karaoke now, but was a recorded country singer back in the day...he knew Patsy Cline a little, speaks well of her as a person and makes note of her ability to cuss! :-)
Patsy was one of the first Country artists to have crossover success. She hit the Top 40 Chart with 4 singles from 1957 through 1962. With re-releases and posthumous releases, she hit the Country Chart with 20 singles from 1957 through 1999. She unfortunately perished in a plane crash in March of 1963.
I second Buddy Holly... Also died in a plane crash along with Ritchie Valens (e.g. La Bamba) and The Big Bopper (e.g. Chantilly Lace). May God rest their souls.
From one Black man to another, thanks so much for discovering The Great Patsy Cline! My Grandfather absolutely adored this woman and her voice. He had me listen to her as a kid, and i've probably watched "Sweet Dreams" The movie about her life and career so many times i can't count. There was a special on the Top 100 female country singers of all time, and Patsy was voted number one. The remarkable thing is all the singers still alive on that list ALL said she was definitely number one.
I have sung this to all my grandkids as a lullaby. My 6 year old heard this on the radio a few weeks ago and said, wow, that woman is sing your song grandma. And my 4 year old sings this to me now. I love her voice. It's so nice to see a young person like you enjoying this.
Very relatable, but I aint got no picture or no records, and they do not feel the same no more either, while she bumping ugly with half the town. But a great song.
My grandparents were in the audience of her first concert after her horrible car crash in 1961. It was at the Cimarron Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Someone discovered a recording of that concert and released it on CD in 1997. My grandfather told me she was on crutches but it was one of the thrills of his life to hear her belt out those songs so effortlessly. He made sure to always play some Patsy Cline for me anytime we were together. One of my all time favorite singers.
A voice from my childhood this is burned into my brain so deep that after i forget everything else it will still be there.I don't know how people danced to it except my mother dancing around the house to it.
Old Man Rolling Home, excellent recommendation! My favorite Billie Holliday song will always be “Strange Fruit!” It’s heartbreaking yet timeless and conveys such emotion!
Being from Oklahoma, I grew up on these and I'm 44. All of the great 50 & 60s classic country! It's crazy to me that there are people out there who have never heard of or listened to the legend Patsy Cline. She was a legend that we lost to early!
Thank you. Good job. Patsy Cline was very special. Such a distinctive, comfortable, beautiful voice. And from the mid-50's on as TV began to expose all of these stars, the stars began to do hundreds of concerts on a regional basis because people wanted to see them. It was a great way to promote themselves and their music. They'd fly small, 4-6 seater planes and go a couple of hundred miles to the next venue. It was in those small planes we lost far too many greats.
Patsy is one of the greats we lost too soon 😭 Another great artist from around that time is Marty Robbins. One of his most famous songs was El Paso. It is a story telling song, so I know you will enjoy it!
Mpompadour I’ve a funny story for ya. Back when I FIRST started my career in transportation (LTL) in customer service. We took all kinds of calls, inquiries, tracking, pickups.... but EVERY time a customer would call in asking to schedule a pickup in El Paso- the guy that sat behind me would hear and sing ‘OUT IN THE WEST TEXAS HILLS OF EL PASO...I FELL TO IN LOVE WITH A MEXICAN GIRL...’. Every time. To the point, EVERY TIME someone SAYS ‘El Paso,’ I hear the song in my head.
I think it's awesome that like me you can appreciate any talent any genre....as a professional musician all genre's take talent and skill if you look close ......
The only woman’s voice that soothes my mind, soul, and body. Such a beautiful voice. I totally relax and even fall asleep listening to her. It’s like her voice just strokes your head. Huge soft spot for Patsy Cline.
Oh.. Absolutely Jim Reeves... Doesn't really matter which song, but the song you mentioned is a great one to start with... I used to play music at Jam sessions in the 90's. After one a few of us went to the bar next door just to sit and have a beer or two, and they were playing a lot of Jim Reeves.. We were just in awe of the talent that man had, coming through the sound system of the etablishment.. It was really nice to sit and listen to while visiting.....
Actually Western Swing. Check out the great Bob Wills the king of Western Swing. This style is definitely more "Western" than "Country". It owes it's vibe to the movie cowboys. Don't Fence Me In and Tumblin' Tumbleweeds are good examples.
Real men don't dance, we do not have no rythm. We exercise our elbows at the bar. Then we exfoliate the dead skin on our elbows once a week, and put them in facemasks made of the finest mediteranian snails to keep them from getting wrinkly, and ready for the barcounter next week. Only BAYDAHS dance.
This was Patsy's first hit record. Patsy recorded this song twice. This is the first version, recorded in 1956, featuring the pedal steel guitar prominently which made it sound more country. In 1961, she recorded a pop flavored version with her back-up group, The Jordanaires, (who also sang back-up for Elvis early in his career) singing doo-wop, percussions, electric bass, and Floyd Cramer on organ featured prominently. Patsy had two brushes with death, before dying in the plane crash. As a child she contracted Rheumatic Fever and in 1961 she was involved in a head on car crash that threw her through the windshield causing a dislocated hip, broken ribs and facial cuts. A tragic life that translated into the songs she sang.
Oh man, hope Jamal reacts to "Buckaroo". Also, if you all check out The Derailers, they are under the influence of Buck. Buck Owens' last song was with them, Buck loved The Derailers.
Patsy Cline was just about the perfect singer. To get some idea of her range, look up her version of the standard, "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" Starts off slow and soulful, then turns fast and joyful. Brilliant.
Mikefule If I were a female country singer, I’d never sing one of Patsy’s songs. She nailed every one of them and made them her own. Who else could ever do one of hers justice? You can’t improve on perfection. 🎼
You can't listen to a Patsy Cline song without tearing up. Haunting, refined, talented. And the studio musicians are top drawer. Impossible to top, she remains an icon for all time.
I love seeing your reactions to all of this music you've either never heard before, or that you've only heard in passing, etc. Your energy and excitement makes me excited all over again for this music I've always known and loved, and you point out things in the songs that I may have forgotten, or have just taken for granted, that it's brought a new found love for all of this great music. Thank you! Grew up listening to Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr. There's a "Mexican" restaurant where I live (Mexican Villa, it's Tex-Mex Springfield, Mo. style). They have this old juke box from the early 1950's with little booth juke boxes that connect to it. Spent many a day in the 1990's as a teen there with my friends, and they have Patsy Cline's "Crazy" as a selection. It was always my go-to selection. Funny they have a lot of classic rock on it too, and I always liked to follow Mrs. Cline with Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion". :) Sadly yes Patsy Cline passed in a plain crash. It was around the same time that the Big Bopper, Richie Valens, and Buddy Holly passed in another plain crash (those three were all on one flight). If I remember there were a few other singers/musicians that died around the same time period in plain crashes. The late 1950's was a sad time for the music world, and those deaths forever changed the direction of music in this country, but some say the British Invasion of the 1960s is what saved Rock & Roll.
grew up in the projects in South Boston, 7 of us in a 2 bedroom apt. my earliest memories of my mother, are her dancing around doing what mom's do, listening to Patsy and Hank. we were so well taken care of, we didn't know we were poor. around 1959.
She was quite an original person! I really do still love this music and the memories of what I was feeling at the time these songs were still getting a lot of play time. There are so many good songs and of these, there are three songs that come to mind; Sweet Dreams, Back in Baby’s Arms, and She’s Got You. They were from a more innocent time. I hope you enjoy these as much the ready of us. Thanks for humoring is, again.
Best. Song. Ever. And they danced to it with the radio going. Patsy was one of that generation that saw the transition from Radio, to TV. She passed just afterwards.
You've come this far in Miss Patsy's songbook, you should listen to Sweet Dreams. A signature song with a super eerie feel. It was the last song she sang before she died. The intro actually sounds like a plane crash in a way. Side note to the song, it was the last song Reba McEntire sang with her band before they were killed, also in a plane crash back in the 90s
I love patsy so much, my grandpa just recently passed away and he loved her music and it always reminds me of him! You should react to the 1961 version of this song that she did!
Haven't heard this song in years. Been listening to a few of your videos and watching your reactions. Love it. Your taste in music is eclectic. Love it.
My dad is from Tupelo, MS and to him it was either Gospel or Country nothin else...I remember watching Hee Haw falling in love with the classics... little black CA kids we were singing Patsy, Loretta and Dolly
We’ve got almost 100 likes for Crosby, Stills, and Nash; “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”. On the cue? My mom loved Patsy Cline, so she was a presence in our home throughout my childhood.
Another huge kudos to you buddy. You always get the great ones. I still think you should do the videos both Nancy Sinatra and These Boots Are Made for Walkin and Tennessee Ernie Ford with 16 tons.
If you feel like reacting to more classic country, I would love to see you do “Coal Miner’s Daughter” by Loretta Lynn. Great channel. Your reactions are awesome!
Bill Newcomb The album that Loretta did with Jack White a few years ago was really good . Jack produced it himself, and kept it as minimalistic and raw as he could, so you are getting just PURE Loretta Lynn in every song. I would recommend giving it a listen ( I think the album is called “ Van Lear Rose “ maybe... there is definitely a song called that on the album ).
I have seen a video of her singing this and it was a very understated performance, she was pretending to work at a fabric store and while she was belting this gorgeous song she was just,,, putting away fabric, folding it up and yet it made for such a powerful performance because of how subtle it was, matched with those powerful vocals
Kevin Gruen Yup! You can't truly understand Rock and Roll if you don't listen to Robert Johnson, Lead Belly and Son House. It all started in the Mississippi Delta.
@@amandacantcometothephone I think Adele is a fantastic singer. What I was trying to say is Patsy Cline was so out of this world great even Adele could, or anyone for that matter, learn from her. No disrespect intended.
@@boscokid9524 fair enough, my apologies usually these comments are intended to disrespect successful artist to uplift someone else patsy definitely has something special i dont really think adele would benefit from learning from her as she usually sings in her own style and live with no autotune, i think artist that are so filtered could learn from these artist, i would imagine its easier to go on stage and lip sing or use a filter and a gimmick to get people talking than it is to stand and actually sing authentically the absolute confidence you need to do what these older artist did is insane to me😂
Jamel I keep going to all your reviews and feel the realness coming from you. Finally something that make me HAPPY instead of being depressed. Patsy song were true and meaningful. I see you are enjoying the songs too. Like it takes you back in time. Real.
You like ‘pure, raw’ voices like Karen Carpenter and Patsy Cline? You would totally appreciate Eva Cassidy! Try her unique version of “Over the Rainbow” for starters. Others have imitated her, but no one has equaled her.
I have always felt that when a deceased person's voice is captured and played millions of times...their energy, the sonic waves of their vocal cords are vibrating throughout the universe.
As an old guy, 67, I love watching Mr. Jamel/Jamal's reactions to the great music of my youth. He makes the music even more enjoyable. Love this guy!
This 61-year old agrees ...
Well said!!!
I am 75 and I love his reactions too. I talk to the screen as if he can hear me, L O L
I know that feeling
I'm 63 and addicted to this guy!
My dad had a band, he was playing in Houston, a woman walked up and ask him if he knew any Patsy Cline, he said yes, and played one of her songs, he didn't realize until after the woman started singing that it was Patsy Cline.
That is bleeping amazing. Hopefully he got a picture or something.
Oh wow!! That had to be a mind blower for him.
@@golfr-kg9ss No, it was 1962, people didn't just carry camera's around with them then.
@@mikeadams2677 My mom said he was in shock when he got home, my dad was a great musician, but only did it to make a few extra bucks.
Your dad was one lucky man
One of my favorites to play while camping.
“She’s Got You” is a great one.
Oh man, that's one of those sad songs that will rip out your still-beating heart and show it to you.
So funny Brett.... I also listen to Patsy Cline when camping! You just want to sit in front of the fire with a beverage
Ditto!
@@joeday4293 wow, what a perfect description.
@@joeday4293 Check out "Leaving on your mind" if you like that kind of tune. It will tear your heart out.
Karen Carpenter and Patsy’s voices are different but your observation that they both give pure goosebumpage is right on.
Yep. I commented somewhere else on here that Patsy sounds like the sun going down, Karen like the moon coming up...
Karen, Patsy, and Cass Elliot. Sublime.
Anne Murray of Canada is closer to Karen since both are altro and sing as written and both are 1 take singers cause big dollor back up band cost big money
same way with Lee Ann Rimes
Karen Carpenter don't hold a candle to miss Cline
She has such a stunning and recognisable voice. I Fall To Pieces or Sweet Dreams would also be well worth reacting to.
This is a fun song but you really need to hear Sweet Dreams or I fall to pieces to really appreciate her voice.
Rosanne Rizzo look up Jamey Johnson’s version of I fall to pieces
I Agree. Sweet dreams was one of her best!
Agreed!!! It's so unfortunate that we never got the chance to see her create more hits...she had such a natural power to her voice (with no technological enhancements that is incredible...). Another good one for this brother to check out is "She's got you"...
They are all such sweet, simple and melodic songs...perfect for singing along to!! 🙂
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So true - this was Patsy's first real hit, and her voice mellowed and matured as she got older. I hate that we lost her so soon - she had so much more to give.
She’s an oldie. She’s the queen.
That’s the raw talent just like the King Elvis..
You DO bring joy into our lives with your videos!
My grandfather played steel guitar in the Grand Old Opera house band forever. In the 80s or early 90s there was a country western cable channel I use to sit and watch it with Him And he had the best storys about every country legend that came on they were very unfiltered stuff only people who were there would know about I wish I thought about taping them
Yes, I've heard a few tidbits like that from a friend of mine who sings at karaoke now, but was a recorded country singer back in the day...he knew Patsy Cline a little, speaks well of her as a person and makes note of her ability to cuss! :-)
Singing her heart out without an ounce of stress or strain. Just opened her mouth and pure heaven came out. Too soon, Miss Patsy, too soon.
She was a great singer Sweet Dreams is a beautiful song she sang
Patsy was one of the first Country artists to have crossover success. She hit the Top 40 Chart with 4 singles from 1957 through 1962. With re-releases and posthumous releases, she hit the Country Chart with 20 singles from 1957 through 1999. She unfortunately perished in a plane crash in March of 1963.
My distant cousin Patsy Cline. Her maiden name is Hensley. My grandmother was a Hensley.
I suggest you listen to Sweet Dreams by Patsy Cline.
Virginia Patterson Hensley, what a voice.
One of the best songs- Sweet Dreams"
I visited her grave in Winchester VA once ....had to look up her real name to find it.
I also have a Hensley connection to Patsy Cline.
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What makes Patsy like No OTHER Singer is the TEXTURE In her Voice!!! She IS Country Music to Me!!! Just THE BEST!! xoxoxoxo
Another natural talent is Buddy Holly, accomplished so much in a short career.
Yes he wrote songs at 16 and was killed at 22. Big list of great hits!
Love me some buddy holly!
Can't beat a bit of buddy!
I second Buddy Holly... Also died in a plane crash along with Ritchie Valens (e.g. La Bamba) and The Big Bopper (e.g. Chantilly Lace). May God rest their souls.
And released several albums after his death. The last album he released was 10 years after his death. Now that is prolific.
From one Black man to another, thanks so much for discovering The Great Patsy Cline! My Grandfather absolutely adored this woman and her voice. He had me listen to her as a kid, and i've probably watched "Sweet Dreams" The movie about her life and career so many times i can't count. There was a special on the Top 100 female country singers of all time, and Patsy was voted number one. The remarkable thing is all the singers still alive on that list ALL said she was definitely number one.
One of my absolute favorites by Patsy...."Faded Love" is another one. Thanks! xo
I have sung this to all my grandkids as a lullaby. My 6 year old heard this on the radio a few weeks ago and said, wow, that woman is sing your song grandma. And my 4 year old sings this to me now. I love her voice. It's so nice to see a young person like you enjoying this.
"She's got you" is another really good one.
Yep.
A beauty for sure...
Very relatable, but I aint got no picture or no records, and they do not feel the same no more either, while she bumping ugly with half the town. But a great song.
How about her version of"Leavin' on your Mind"?
@@metrogoldwyn ABSOLUTELY. I was hoping someone other than me would mention that one. Great tune, incredible vocal take. Absolutely killer.
She was and still my favorite singer, no one can compare to her voice in this day and time.
Try "I Fall To Pieces" is just a great tune. My favorite of Cline's.
Miss Patsy.. to you
That song is on my iPhone playlist 👍🏿
I love that song too.
mine is If You've Got Leaving On Your Mind
My grandparents were in the audience of her first concert after her horrible car crash in 1961. It was at the Cimarron Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Someone discovered a recording of that concert and released it on CD in 1997. My grandfather told me she was on crutches but it was one of the thrills of his life to hear her belt out those songs so effortlessly. He made sure to always play some Patsy Cline for me anytime we were together. One of my all time favorite singers.
yeah I've heard that concert on RUclips.
and she talks in there I love the way she talks. man patsy is awesome. talk about swagger she got it
Love Patsy Cline! I Fall To Pieces is my favorite, but all are amazing. What a voice she had❤️❤️❤️
A voice from my childhood this is burned into my brain so deep that after i forget everything else it will still be there.I don't know how people danced to it except my mother dancing around the house to it.
This is my favorite song of hers. I'd like to see you do some Billie Holiday. She's my favorite jazz/blues singer. Tragic story, too, man.
Jamel, if you would like a haunting, beautiful, unsettling musical history lesson, react to Billie Holiday, "Strange Fruit."
@@joeday4293 Oh, please. This song needs to be heard by everyone.
Yes! Strange fruit is a great one!
Voting for Strange Fruit also. A lot of great jazz singers never wrote their material, but Billie did write it.
Old Man Rolling Home, excellent recommendation! My favorite Billie Holliday song will always be “Strange Fruit!” It’s heartbreaking yet timeless and conveys such emotion!
This is my favorite Patsy Songs. Mom always played her music and this song made me sway. It has so much swag and then her rich voice gets to my soul!!
You wanna talk about goosebumps, listen to her absolute hit “sweet dreams”. That’s a pure gift to true music fans.
This is my favourite Patsy Cline song. Thanks for introducing ittonew folks.
I applaud you sir for appreciating a wide variety of music, representing many styles and eras. Bravo!
Being from Oklahoma, I grew up on these and I'm 44. All of the great 50 & 60s classic country! It's crazy to me that there are people out there who have never heard of or listened to the legend Patsy Cline. She was a legend that we lost to early!
OMG, one of my favorite songs, and singers--what a voice
This is my Moms fav singer. Patsy is a legend. Not only for women in country music but for women everywhere. Talk about coming from humble beginnings.
She was one of a kind.
Thank you. Good job. Patsy Cline was very special. Such a distinctive, comfortable, beautiful voice. And from the mid-50's on as TV began to expose all of these stars, the stars began to do hundreds of concerts on a regional basis because people wanted to see them. It was a great way to promote themselves and their music. They'd fly small, 4-6 seater planes and go a couple of hundred miles to the next venue. It was in those small planes we lost far too many greats.
This time machine is soo worth getting aboard. Peace out.
That Texas Swing combined with some blues rhythms is just killer! She was a great talent who found great producers to make the most of her gifts.
Patsy is one of the greats we lost too soon 😭 Another great artist from around that time is Marty Robbins. One of his most famous songs was El Paso. It is a story telling song, so I know you will enjoy it!
My favorite Marty Robbins song is "Don't Worry", one of the first examples of the fuzz distortion on guitar.
Mpompadour I’ve a funny story for ya. Back when I FIRST started my career in transportation (LTL) in customer service. We took all kinds of calls, inquiries, tracking, pickups.... but EVERY time a customer would call in asking to schedule a pickup in El Paso- the guy that sat behind me would hear and sing ‘OUT IN THE WEST TEXAS HILLS OF EL PASO...I FELL TO IN LOVE WITH A MEXICAN GIRL...’. Every time. To the point, EVERY TIME someone SAYS ‘El Paso,’ I hear the song in my head.
Oh man I had forgotten about Marty Robbins El Paso. One of my dad favorites. Great song choice.
Devil Woman
even better would be Big Iron
I grew up listening to Patsy. Thank you for sharing her with a new generation of fans! One of my favorites of hers is Never No More.
You should definitely do “I Fall to Pieces” as well. Her voice is just out of this world - as you’ve already heard. She was taken from us too soon.
Hello from Scotland!
Grew up with my mum singing Patsy everyday. Her voice is like no other
As others have said, Sweet Dreams, I Fall to Pieces and She's Got You (along with Crazy) are the de facto go-to Patsy Classics.
I think it's awesome that like me you can appreciate any talent any genre....as a professional musician all genre's take talent and skill if you look close ......
Kind of a haunting quality to her voice.
The only woman’s voice that soothes my mind, soul, and body. Such a beautiful voice. I totally relax and even fall asleep listening to her. It’s like her voice just strokes your head. Huge soft spot for Patsy Cline.
Jim Reeves "put your sweet lips a little closer" it's an old but loved his voice.
no one was smoother than Jim Reeves. He was my Mom's favorite.
Jim Reeves Streets Of Laredo is my favorite version of that old country song. :)
He'll have to go and get that one from somewhere.
Oh.. Absolutely Jim Reeves... Doesn't really matter which song, but the song you mentioned is a great one to start with... I used to play music at Jam sessions in the 90's. After one a few of us went to the bar next door just to sit and have a beer or two, and they were playing a lot of Jim Reeves.. We were just in awe of the talent that man had, coming through the sound system of the etablishment.. It was really nice to sit and listen to while visiting.....
That song's actually called "He'll Have To Go", and yes, it's a beauty...
Beautiful voice! Patsy Cline was phenomenal!
I appreciate you reacting to Patsy Cline. I hope you’ll react to, “Sweet Dreams” by her. Thank you again!❤️
Thank you for playing more Patsy Cline! Her songs are great for singing in the car. Love her!
Great tune. The dance style often used to a song like this is West Coast Swing. It fits perfectly.
Actually Western Swing. Check out the great Bob Wills the king of Western Swing. This style is definitely more "Western" than "Country". It owes it's vibe to the movie cowboys. Don't Fence Me In and Tumblin' Tumbleweeds are good examples.
Real men don't dance, we do not have no rythm. We exercise our elbows at the bar. Then we exfoliate the dead skin on our elbows once a week, and put them in facemasks made of the finest mediteranian snails to keep them from getting wrinkly, and ready for the barcounter next week. Only BAYDAHS dance.
@@fatlittlekid1982 Some men do what you suggest, the rest of us get laid.
This was Patsy's first hit record. Patsy recorded this song twice. This is the first version, recorded in 1956, featuring the pedal steel guitar prominently which made it sound more country. In 1961, she recorded a pop flavored version with her back-up group, The Jordanaires, (who also sang back-up for Elvis early in his career) singing doo-wop, percussions, electric bass, and Floyd Cramer on organ featured prominently. Patsy had two brushes with death, before dying in the plane crash. As a child she contracted Rheumatic Fever and in 1961 she was involved in a head on car crash that threw her through the windshield causing a dislocated hip, broken ribs and facial cuts. A tragic life that translated into the songs she sang.
Buck Owens - Act Naturally or Tiger By The Tail. The only photo I took in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Buck's guitar.
My heart skips a beat....
@@OverandOutChief1 thanks couldn't think of the title.
@@brucegrossman3531 No prob. The ones you have listed are great. Don't forget Loves gonna live here again.
@@OverandOutChief1 I've got the two capitol singles collections. They are in my car though.
Oh man, hope Jamal reacts to "Buckaroo". Also, if you all check out The Derailers, they are under the influence of Buck. Buck Owens' last song was with them, Buck loved The Derailers.
Wouldn’t even know this song existed without this video. Thx for sharing!
Patsy Cline was just about the perfect singer. To get some idea of her range, look up her version of the standard, "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" Starts off slow and soulful, then turns fast and joyful. Brilliant.
Mikefule If I were a female country singer, I’d never sing one of Patsy’s songs. She nailed every one of them and made them her own. Who else could ever do one of hers justice? You can’t improve on perfection. 🎼
You can't listen to a Patsy Cline song without tearing up. Haunting, refined, talented. And the studio musicians are top drawer. Impossible to top, she remains an icon for all time.
"Sweet Dreams" is her most phenomenal song! Her voice is spectacular! Go on, take a chance! "I Fall To Pieces" is also one of her oldie but goodie!
I was raised up on this music so when I hear this music it brings back so many memories you can't hear this kind of music now thanks for sharing this
"If You've Got Leaving On Your Mind" and "She's Got You" need to be heard next.
You have EXCELLENT taste.
ABSOLUTELY!
I love seeing your reactions to all of this music you've either never heard before, or that you've only heard in passing, etc. Your energy and excitement makes me excited all over again for this music I've always known and loved, and you point out things in the songs that I may have forgotten, or have just taken for granted, that it's brought a new found love for all of this great music. Thank you!
Grew up listening to Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr. There's a "Mexican" restaurant where I live (Mexican Villa, it's Tex-Mex Springfield, Mo. style). They have this old juke box from the early 1950's with little booth juke boxes that connect to it. Spent many a day in the 1990's as a teen there with my friends, and they have Patsy Cline's "Crazy" as a selection. It was always my go-to selection. Funny they have a lot of classic rock on it too, and I always liked to follow Mrs. Cline with Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion". :)
Sadly yes Patsy Cline passed in a plain crash. It was around the same time that the Big Bopper, Richie Valens, and Buddy Holly passed in another plain crash (those three were all on one flight). If I remember there were a few other singers/musicians that died around the same time period in plain crashes. The late 1950's was a sad time for the music world, and those deaths forever changed the direction of music in this country, but some say the British Invasion of the 1960s is what saved Rock & Roll.
She has one of those iconic voices, when you hear it you know its her.
grew up in the projects in South Boston, 7 of us in a 2 bedroom apt. my earliest memories of my mother, are her dancing around doing what mom's do, listening to Patsy and Hank. we were so well taken care of, we didn't know we were poor. around 1959.
Patsy singing Sweet Dreams, it's top 5 all time female lead vocals of any style.
She was quite an original person! I really do still love this music and the memories of what I was feeling at the time these songs were still getting a lot of play time. There are so many good songs and of these, there are three songs that come to mind; Sweet Dreams, Back in Baby’s Arms, and She’s Got You. They were from a more innocent time. I hope you enjoy these as much the ready of us. Thanks for humoring is, again.
Love this song. React to "Sweet Dreams" by Patsy next. That's my favorite!
I love her and I love watching you discover people like patsy cline 💗
Classic country song. Listen to her song “Strange”. Great song as well.
Best. Song. Ever. And they danced to it with the radio going. Patsy was one of that generation that saw the transition from Radio, to TV. She passed just afterwards.
You've come this far in Miss Patsy's songbook, you should listen to Sweet Dreams. A signature song with a super eerie feel. It was the last song she sang before she died. The intro actually sounds like a plane crash in a way. Side note to the song, it was the last song Reba McEntire sang with her band before they were killed, also in a plane crash back in the 90s
Reba stopped singing "Sweet Dreams" after that.
@@joeyrobison6629 Yeah she did. It was a sad day
I love patsy so much, my grandpa just recently passed away and he loved her music and it always reminds me of him! You should react to the 1961 version of this song that she did!
I've two-stepped around the dance floor thousands of times, probably two-stepped across Texas.
For this one a slow swinging waltz, takes me back. I must've 2 stepped and waltzed across Texas in the late 80s.
Haven't heard this song in years. Been listening to a few of your videos and watching your reactions. Love it. Your taste in music is eclectic. Love it.
You might have heard this song when Hank was dancing with Ladybird on King of the Hill.
My dad is from Tupelo, MS and to him it was either Gospel or Country nothin else...I remember watching Hee Haw falling in love with the classics... little black CA kids we were singing Patsy, Loretta and Dolly
Next must do I Sweet dreams. Her trademark song
One of a kind...her voice was always just so perfect and she made it seem effortless:)
We’ve got almost 100 likes for Crosby, Stills, and Nash; “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”. On the cue? My mom loved Patsy Cline, so she was a presence in our home throughout my childhood.
My mom loved to go dancing. Patsy Cline was one of her favorites. By the time I was born she was already a grandmother twice over.
Another huge kudos to you buddy. You always get the great ones. I still think you should do the videos both Nancy Sinatra and These Boots Are Made for Walkin and Tennessee Ernie Ford with 16 tons.
Beautiful ❤️ Love her Voice🎶🎶🎶🎸☀️🏴
If you feel like reacting to more classic country, I would love to see you do “Coal Miner’s Daughter” by Loretta Lynn. Great channel. Your reactions are awesome!
Bill Newcomb The album that Loretta did with Jack White a few years ago was really good . Jack produced it himself, and kept it as minimalistic and raw as he could, so you are getting just PURE Loretta Lynn in every song. I would recommend giving it a listen ( I think the album is called “ Van Lear Rose “ maybe... there is definitely a song called that on the album ).
@@johnbutler5650 Thanks for the recommendation! I'm a fan of Jack as well, so I'm sure its golden!
Bill Newcomb YW👍
i'm glad your hearing all these great country singers people your age never listen to this anymore and these people were legends
Another great song of Patsy Cline react to is "She's Got You."
I have seen a video of her singing this and it was a very understated performance, she was pretending to work at a fabric store and while she was belting this gorgeous song she was just,,, putting away fabric, folding it up and yet it made for such a powerful performance because of how subtle it was, matched with those powerful vocals
Hey Jamel you need to hear Sweet Dreams. This is my favorite Patsy Cline song.
Oooo.....one of my favorite songs of hers. So catchy. Such a fun beat. She's awesome. Thanks for reacting to her.
I think it's time for you to go way back and discover Hank Williams Sr.. Damn near any song will do.
Move it on over!
Kevin Gruen I'm so lonesome I could cry. Those lyrics is pure American poetry.
@@kesleycottrell1416 how about some leadbelly, jimmie rodgers &/or woody Guthrie. The real originals
Kevin Gruen Yup! You can't truly understand Rock and Roll if you don't listen to Robert Johnson, Lead Belly and Son House. It all started in the Mississippi Delta.
@@kesleycottrell1416 absolutely true!
Loving that steel guitar...that's real country! Patsy is a legend....all her music is great!
Like others I highly recommend Sweet Dreams. Everytime I hear her sing it i get goosebumps.
Pure, raw talent. No auto tune, no computer assist. Just a woman with magical blessed vocal chords. RIP Patsy. We love and miss you. PEACE!!!!!
Gotta do "Sweet Dreams" next. It'll bring those goose bumps back.
My grandma was my rock growing up and MAN did I love to listen to her sing some Patsy! She sounded just like her! I miss my GamGam ❤
She could give Adele singing lessons. Natural legendary talent. C’mon, she even had a stamp with her picture on it.
i think Adele doing just fine, you know you can praise someone without shitting on someone else right? 😂
@@amandacantcometothephone I think Adele is a fantastic singer. What I was trying to say is Patsy Cline was so out of this world great even Adele could, or anyone for that matter, learn from her. No disrespect intended.
@@boscokid9524 fair enough, my apologies usually these comments are intended to disrespect successful artist to uplift someone else patsy definitely has something special i dont really think adele would benefit from learning from her as she usually sings in her own style and live with no autotune, i think artist that are so filtered could learn from these artist, i would imagine its easier to go on stage and lip sing or use a filter and a gimmick to get people talking than it is to stand and actually sing authentically the absolute confidence you need to do what these older artist did is insane to me😂
Jamel I keep going to all your reviews and feel the realness coming from you. Finally something that make me HAPPY instead of being depressed. Patsy song were true and meaningful. I see you are enjoying the songs too. Like it takes you back in time. Real.
You like ‘pure, raw’ voices like Karen Carpenter and Patsy Cline? You would totally appreciate Eva Cassidy! Try her unique version of “Over the Rainbow” for starters. Others have imitated her, but no one has equaled her.
She was from my hometown and graduated with my brother. She was as sweet as her voice!
I SECOND THIS
Absolutely! Over the Rainbow and Fields of Gold!!!
Eva does a mean "Wade In The Water" as well. Pretty much the whole Songbird album is a masterpiece.
Omg yes!! Eva Cassidy all the way!
Jamal, Patsy was a legend, some other great songs, Sweet Dreams, I Fall To Pieces, and She's Got You. great reaction brother! Keep up the good work.
It's a sad song that makes you happy when you hear it.
I have always felt that when a deceased person's voice is captured and played millions of times...their energy, the sonic waves of their vocal cords are vibrating throughout the universe.
“Sweet Dreams” movie, life story of her!!! Watch it if you haven’t! So good!
My Mom used to listen to a radio program called Big D jamboree in Dallas. She loved Patsy! It reminds of her. Thanks Jamal! Be safe and healthy Peace!
Please react to her song, "I fall to pieces"
I was singing it before you started the video. I grew up with my grandparents playing country music. And I still listen to it today. 😁