Always … Patsy Cline
7:30 p.m. tonight, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday
Through Feb. 12
Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 N.W. 16th
524-9312
$40

Patsy Cline, 12 Greatest Hits (1988)

I listened to this tape so many times in my Walkman, I actually ruined it. I was about 6 or 7, and didn’t realize I’d spend my entire life trying to create a similar buttery warmth and womanly tone. Her heart spills through, and nothing sounds contrived or put-on. My first time performing with a live band was when I sang “Leavin’ on Your Mind” on the Oklahoma Opry. I was 9, and I sounded ridiculous because I was trying to make myself sound just like Patsy. I even had my Mom make me an exact replica of Patsy’s outfit.