#229 Patsy Cline, 'The Ultimate Collection' (2000)

Previously #235

In her lifetime, Patsy Cline only released 3 albums spanning 5 years. That’s it. Cline passed away in a plane crash at the aged of 30 years old, yet in her short career she managed to amass a catalogue of songs that would be influential for years to come. Like other Country releases before it in this list, this is a Greatest Hits collection as opposed to a studio album as such.

A Country artist by definition, her music spanned multiple genres. Cline was one of the first Country artists to cross over into the mainstream. Most notably with her cover of Willie Nelson’s track, ‘Crazy.’ Nelson later said that it was his favourite version of a song performed by someone else that he’d written. Other highlights include ‘Walkin’ After Midnight’ and ‘I Fall To Pieces.’ Cline was a major part of what would be come to known as the ‘Nashville Sound.’ She has influenced so many Country cross over artists to this day. But her music is more than just Country music. Like Elvis or even LCD Soundsystem, she wasn’t bound by genre, but rather what inspired her at the time.

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