“She was my big sister that I never had.”
“Patsy was always there to tell me what was right and what was wrong,” said Lynn. Lynn’s new book, “Me & Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline,” was released on Tuesday, April 7. FILE – In this Mafile photo, Loretta Lynn performs at the BBC Music Showcase at Stubb’s during South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. At the time they knew each other, Cline was reaching the peak of her career with crossover hits like “Crazy,” while Lynn was just starting out. The two became quick friends, bonding over their music, their marriages and motherhood. If she’d still be around, we’d probably both be in the pen,” the 87-year-old Lynn, said while laughing in a phone interview with The Associated Press from her Tennessee home.Ĭline, one of the most powerful and recognizable voices in country music, took the Kentucky singer-songwriter under her wing in the early ’60s. Lynn’s new memoir, “Me and Patsy: Kicking Up Dust,” which was released Tuesday, chronicles their unbreakable bond as pioneering artists whose music spans generations, as well friends who leaned on each other through good times and bad. (AP) - Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn only knew each other a short time before Cline’s death at the age of 30, but the friendship formed between two trailblazers of country music is enough to fill a book.
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