Patsy Cline

Janis and Patsy (May 2003)

If you think about it, Janis Joplin and Patsy Cline had a lot in common. Both were musical trailblazers, women in traditionally male musical fields. They both knew more than their share of heartache and died way before their times. One other thing they have in common is that neither Patsy nor Janis - for all their oceans of talent - would ever make it in today's music business. They'd never get a chance. Because although both of them were arguably the greatest singers of their generations,  ...