Patsy Cline News

Like many prairie girls growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, Connie Kaldor grew up singing in the church choir and listening to Patsy Cline and The Beatles on her record player.

Not much story, even less scenery, but a heap of nostalgic hits served up with some laughs.

If you are a fan of 60's and 70's country music, then you cannot ask for more than Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton all in one 3 disc package.

What should you listen to this week? Well, Maxwell drops some smooth R&B sounds in "BLACKsummers'night." The Drive-By Truckers rock out with "Live From Austin TX." And if you're a show tunes kind of person, look for "Rock of Ages: Original Broadway Cast Recording." All three albums come out Tuesday.

Sorry, Michael Jackson is indeed a legend but he wasn't the first to bring black music to a white audience, as so many are saying today - at least not during the '50s and '60s when I was listening to Top 40.

Back by popular demand,"Always...;Patsy Cline" will play onstage at the Saco Grange Hall for two weekends.

The Boxmasters is quite the prolific band. They have only been together for a couple of years and already they have released two double albums and a Christmas disc.

And I did a piece for the Daily Beast on "The Death of the Neocons" here . Alter-reviews: Eric on Madeleine Peyroux; Sal on George Harrison.

Miss Quincy & the Ramblers will be bringing their lively and infectious grass roots gypsy folk show to Gittera s Pub for a free show on June 19.

Guitarist Julie Slick and her brother Eric are on tour with Adrian Belew with their latest performance taking place on the Bud Light Stage at Riverbend Wednesday evening.

The Ditch Diggers: for fans of Johnny Cash and the Care Bears. They call it "hickabilly"; we call it a hangover waiting to happen.

The Commodores played to as large a crowd as I can remember at Riverbend, at least since Kid Rock's show a few years ago.

Instead of writing a review, I just want to say her name over and over: Julie Johnson.

The Fort Robinson Post Playhouse opens its first show tonight, the 2-person musical Always, Patsy Cline.

Liza Grando and Erin Parker in 'Always ... Patsy Cline' at Shawnee Playhouse. Contributed photo June 05, 2009 Shawnee Playhouse presents "Always " Patsy Cline," live on stage through Sunday, July 12.

Considered one of the most influential and revered vocalists of the 20th century, Patsy Cline will be brought to life in 'Always ... Patsy Cline,' which comes to the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts for performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 6. Cline is the legendary country singer who died at age 30 in a plane crash in ...

"AlwaysPatsy Cline" is a lively vehicle for two considerable talents - one musical, one comedic.

The following sentence might come as a huge shock to teens and Millennials, so stop tweeting for a second, kids, and get prepared for a totally outlandish statement.

Lonesome, Onry and Mean likes him some country music done right, so it was with considerable delight that we listened to Country Club by X bassist/singer John Doe and the Sadies.

PRICKETT'S FORT -- Fairmont State University's Town and Gown Players opened their summer season with the music of a popular country music artist.