Playwright Ted Swindley’s new one-man show, “Just Killing Time (Before Time Kills Me!),” has a premiere reading at the Phoenicia Playhouse at 7 p.m. Saturday. It’s about his growing up in the South ...

Drury Lane Theatre’s sunny revival of “Always … Patsy Cline” comes at the right time. Summer is the ideal season for this warmhearted jukebox tuner by writer/creator Ted Swindley. A combination ...

Country western music icon Patsy Cline was born just one year after the birth of my own mom Peggy. Patsy was born Sept. 8, 1932, and mom Peggy, Aug. 17, 1931. Tragically, Patsy died at age 30 in March ...

On this day (August 21) in 1961, Patsy Cline started the recording sessions for “Crazy” at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Written by Willie Nelson, “Crazy” became a hit for Cline and her ...

Cowboy hats and Nashville-style dresses proliferated Thursday night in Oakbrook Terrace. Not the first time I’ve noticed that fans of country music are more common in Chicago’s western suburbs than ...