Me & Patsy Kickin' up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline

"The truth is, if you have a girlfriend on your side, somebody who knows the real you and believes in you no matter what, it can make all the difference in the world. It did for me. Patsy was that friend."  When Loretta Lynn first came to Nashville in 1960--a broke young mother trying to navigate the country music business--Patsy Cline was a star, soon to have her chart-topping hit "I Fall to Pieces." Loretta's decision to sing the song on the radio led to one of the most influential relationships of her life. In Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust she tells the story of a remarkable friendship that ended in Patsy's tragic and untimely death at the age of thirty.    Patsy and Loretta were two trailblazers who'd be damned if they'd let men or convention tell them how to sing or perform. Together they stood up to venues shortchanging female singers and put their foot down with demanding managers. Instead of competing against each other, they forged a friendship. They leaned on each other whil