Patsy Cline’s Childhood House Will Be Restored; Taylor Swift Ventures Into Pop Music With Guest Appearance On Love Drunk

Celebrating Patsy Cline will restore and interpret the 608 South Kent Street home as a Historic House to focus on Patsy Cline and her family during the years 1948 to 1957. At the core of a phased-in Patsy Cline presence in Winchester, Virginia, the Historic House will play witness to the story of Patsy’s Winchester years, the lives of others associated with her, and events that were pivotal to her career.

Nursing a bruise roughly the shape of a rifle butt jammed into his abdomen, Shelton recalled the day of the game: “It had been a particularly rough day on the road, so we all decided to play some basketball to get some of our aggression out. I guess I had had too much to drink by the time we started, so I ended up getting walloped on pretty good. By the guys in my road crew, I mean. Of course, I wouldn’t get walloped on by a girl. You know how guys are when they get competitive.”

Music’s music. It’s meant to be fun. It’s meant to be experimented with. And I’m glad that we’ve kind of carved out a little niche for ourselves where people think of us that way, almost like we’re not scared to do anything.

“I’ve watched the story with Darius very closely, and I think it was a brilliant move on his part. Country is one of the most stable genres in music. Once you develop a fan base there and you tour regularly, you can maintain it for at least 20 or 30 years.”

There’s little doubt that this is a better album than its predecessor. The backing sounds less like a production machine with the dial turned to traditional, more like a tight ensemble supporting a classic singer in the mold of Randy Travis and Keith Whitley. There’s dobro, fiddle, mandolin, and steel guitar that feels like more than an afterthought – indeed, even feels like a foundation.

Fogerty is an aficionado, even a connoisseur, of country and folk music, but he’s no roots-music snob. Several selections would delight country purists, such as Buck Owens’ “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)” and Ray Price’s “I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me).” There’s also a version of the Everly Brothers’ “When Will I Be Loved” on which he duets with a fellow named Springsteen.