There's something about classic country music that always seems to put a smile on my face. Sure, the words they sing might be slightly depressing with most of the songs centering around the themes of heartbreak and loss, but the way they performed their hits way back in the day just can't be compared. Anything you might have seen on the Grand Old Opry from the 1940s through the 1970s is guaranteed to get my toe tapping.
Nothing against the fellas, but I've always preferred listening to my favorite ladies when I'm in the mood to get back to my roots. You know, the real queens of country like Dolly, Loretta, and of course, the woman featured in the video below: Patsy Cline. Country music's favorite cowgirl had already made a few other television appearances by the time she stepped on the Alfred Godfrey's Talent Scouts stage in 1957, but this was the performance that really sealed her fate as one of the genre's most legendary vocalists.
Dressed in a cocktail gown rather than her usual fringe, Cline was admittedly not a huge fan of "Walkin' After Midnight" when she recorded it earlier that year. She apparently thought it was nothing more a "little old pop song," but she actually ended up breaking the show's applause-meter when the audience reacted to this gorgeous rendition. Needless to say, she won the competition that night and was invited back for several more appearances over the next few weeks.
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