Day 9: Crazy about Patsy Cline

Well, we better play you some Patsy Cline, so you’ll know why Dahlia Devine loves her so much.

“Crazy” might be Patsy’s signature song, though she has many. (“Walking After Midnight” is a favorite.) In Wreck Your Heart, it’s a song that comes to mind for Dahlia when her estranged mother shows up being, well, problematic.

When I was in Nashville for Bouchercon 2024, I did a day of research downtown. My first stop? The Patsy Cline Museum!

The wall of Pasty’s singles at the Patsy Cline Museum.

The wall of Pasty’s singles at the Patsy Cline Museum.

 

Patsy Cline’s white boots with her name designed into them. Goals, am I right, ladies? On display at the Patsy Cline Museum.

Patsy Cline’s white boots with her name designed into them. Goals, am I right, ladies? On display at the Patsy Cline Museum.

 

The plaque commemorating Patsy Cline’s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973. This was ten years after her death, but it made her the first solo woman artist to be inducted.

The plaque commemorating Patsy Cline’s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973. This was ten years after her death, but it made her the first solo woman artist to be inducted.

And who doesn’t want to see THE red cowgirl dress Patsy wore so well? Could I pull this off? Patsy Cline Museum

And who doesn’t want to see THE red cowgirl dress Patsy wore so well? Could I pull this off? Patsy Cline Museum

By Published On: December 13, 2025Categories: Wreck Your Heart, WYH Advent Calendar

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