Camden, Tenn.–The 60th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Country legend Patsy Cline, “Cowboy” Copas, “Hawkshaw” Hawkins and Randy Hughes will be commemorated on Friday, March 3 at the crash site in Camden.
A memorial is located on the site of the plane crash at 2746 Mt. Carmel Rd.
Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter Tayla Lynn will perform at the event, which is set for 2 p.m. at the site.
Flying home to Nashville on March 5, 1963, following a benefit concert in Kansas City, Missouri, in a plane piloted by her manager Randy Hughes, Cline died, along with country music artists Lloyd Estel “Cowboy” Copas, and Harold Franklin “Hawkshaw” Hawkins.