But come January 1962, it was time for a monster tour once more!

"Got a twelve-year-old girl who plays steel guitar out of this world.  My ole ears have never heard anything like it.  She also plays a sax and sings.  Looks like a blonde doll.  And, boy, what a showman.  She's great.  Her name is Barbara Mandrell.  Wish you could hear her."1
            (Letter to Louise Seger, written while on tour, January 22, 1962)

"That little girl just can't stay in hotel after hotel on the road, one-nighters with a single room, with nobody to protect her and nobody to watch out for her!  She's staying with me!"4
            (Patsy plays mama hen to Barbara Mandrell)

On February 22, 1962, Patsy appeared on "American Bandstand."  She was very carefully treading that thin line between pop and country, so as not to lose fans of either genre.  Patsy was having a ball with her songs these days!

courtesy Johnny Franklin
Patsy with Dick Clark on "American Bandstand"

"Boys, we're coming off a hit now.  Let's let it all hang out.  We're going to enjoy this session!"4
            (to the Jordanaires at the session of February 12, 1962)

"Hot damn, that tears me up, hoss!"1
            (to Justin Tubb regarding his song, "Imagine That")

"Hoss, that's stronger'n a mare's breath!"5
            (to Buddy Killen regarding "Imagine That")

"Any-which-way-you-want music."1
            (her term for her pop album compositions)

"I have gotten more than I asked for.  All that I ever wanted was to hear my voice on record and have a song among the top twenty."1
            (in an interview, 1962)

"It's all for them; they're all I'm working my butt off for."4
            (referring to her beloved children)

courtesy Hallway Productions
Patsy Cline's two favorite folks, daughter Julie and son Randy

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Credits:  1-Mark Bego, 2-Trudy Stamper, 3-Joan & Brian Gray,
4-Margaret Jones, 5-Buddy Killen

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