Inside Loretta Lynn And Patsy Cline's Deep Friendship

Patsy Cline was the first to reach out to Loretta Lynn (via Biography). They met after Cline heard Lynn perform one of her songs while she was in the hospital recovering from a car accident that nearly killed her. Having heard the news of Cline's accident, Lynn dedicated the song to her. Cline asked her husband to arrange a meeting with Lynn, and the two clicked immediately.

As Lynn was still learning what it was to be a country singer, Cline took her under her wing. "She taught June Carter, Dottie West and me so much," Lynn told People. "She taught us everything about singin', about how to act onstage, how to stagger the numbers, how to dress." Speaking on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" in 2016, Lynn also recalled how Cline would cook for her whenever she visited and would root through her closet for clothes. "She'd load me down before the night was over," she said. Cline even taught her how to drive and shave her legs.