In less than 24 hours, Lynn was speaking to Cline face to face. Their friendship took off from there. They discussed coping with life on the road and Cline even often invited Lynn to the studio with her (via Tennessean). However, they shared much more than just time together. In the PBS documentary “Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl,” Lynn stated that Cline gave her a box of hand-me-downs. The box included one peculiar item: a pair of Cline’s underwear. Rolling Stone details that Lynn wore the panties for four years. They even made an appearance at her museum.
Patsy Cline died in a plane crash in 1963 (via Taste of Country). This friendship may sound short-lived, but Lynn carried on Cline’s memory and the memories that they made together. In 1977, Lynn released an album titled “I Remember Patsy.” 40 years later, she rerecorded “I Fall to Pieces” from that very first Midnight Jamboree performance. The Tennessean relays that to this day, Lynn refers to her friendship with Cline as one that never ends.
