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ALS signed “Patsy,” penned in ballpoint on the reverse of a 3.25 x 5.5 postal card, January 9, 1957. Addressed from Winchester, Virginia, a handwritten letter to her fan club president, Treva Miller, in full: “Just got a call from Godfree and I leave the 17th of Jan. for to be on the Monday night show on the 21st of Jan. Mom is my scout I think. I’ll be wearing a black & white shirt. Thought I’d let you know. I’ll send you the money as soon as possible. I’ll try to get the letter wrote for the journal this week. Got soo much to do, and no money for a week in New York. Write soon & wish me luck.” The reverse is hand-addressed by Cline, but her name in the upper left return field is penned by another person. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
A desirable early letter from Patsy Cline, dated less than three weeks before she made her national TV debut on the CBS-aired Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts on January 21, 1957. It was a massive deal for Cline, as Godfrey’s long-running radio and TV variety show introduced some of the brightest new stars to the masses. As part of the show’s format, after a series of performances, a show winner was determined by a meter that measured the volume of the audience’s applause. The singer with the loudest applause was deemed the winner, which, on that particular episode, was Patsy Cline, who, wearing her now iconic black-and-white dress, performed what would become her first hit song, ‘Walkin’ After Midnight.’ That single was released a month later on February 11, 1957, and her self-titled debut album was released later that year on August 5, 1957. Cline became a semi-regular cast member on Arthur Godfrey and Friends, appearing every fifth week between April 1957 and January 1958; a total of 21 Godfrey performances of Cline are known to exist.
