Music Tasting 52

 And some hump day history.

Starting with Johnny Cash, who had enlisted in 1950 and was assigned to the 124th Radio Squadron Mobile of the US Air Force Security Service in West Germany.  As Air Force Staff Sergeant, he intercepted a coded message on this day in 1953, and America learned of Stalin's death.

In 1954, Cash moved to Nashville and was playing music with the The Tennessee Two.  By 1955, he was able to get his first recordings at Sun Records.

Also on this day and connected to Nashville, the death of Patsy Cline in 1963.  Along with Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins, their plane crashed near Camden following a benefit concert.

(Kansas City disc jockey "Cactus" Jack Call had died in a car accident, the concert was for his widow.  And then, en route to Cline's funeral, country singer Jack Anglin died in a car crash).

Cline was the first country singer to cross over as a pop artist.

In 1960, Cline was injured in a car accident.  After recovery, she recorded this classic.

Patsy and Johnny performed together in 1962, but I can't seem to find a recording of it.