# Charlie Dick

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**Charles Allen Dick** (May 24, 1934 – November 8, 2015)[1] was an American [Linotype](/source/Linotype_machine) operator who became the husband and musical promoter of country singer [Patsy Cline](/source/Patsy_Cline).

## Early life

Dick was born on May 24, 1934, near [Whitehall, Virginia](/source/Whitehall,_Virginia). He later moved to [Winchester](/source/Winchester,_Virginia) and worked as a Linotype operator for a local newspaper after high school.[2]

## Patsy Cline

Dick met Cline during a dance in Winchester in 1956, and they started dating. He married her in Winchester on September 15, 1957.[1] After their marriage, they moved to [Fayetteville](/source/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), where he was working as a Linotype operator at [Fort Bragg](/source/Fort_Bragg). They moved back to Winchester in 1959 and remained married until 1963 when [Cline died in a plane crash](/source/1963_Camden_PA-24_crash).[3]

They had two children together, Julie Sidamore (a misspelling of Simadore) and Allen Randolph (Randy).[4]

## Later life

After Cline's death, even though money wasn't a problem as royalty checks were still coming in,[5] Dick went back to work, this time as a [record promoter](/source/Radio_promotion) for [Starday Records](/source/Starday_Records), a record label that was based in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville,_Tennessee). Dick married country singer Jamey Ryan in 1965 and they divorced in 1970, having one child, Charles "Chip" Dick Jr.[6] He later took part in many documentaries on Patsy Cline.[7]

According to *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*, "Throughout his life, Dick worked to preserve the legacy of Cline."[2] *Wide Open Country* called Dick "a lifelong champion of [Cline's] music" and "dedicated to keeping Patsy's legacy alive".[4] *[The Tennessean](/source/The_Tennessean)* referred to Dick as "a champion of her legacy for the last five decades."[7]

After *[Coal Miner's Daughter](/source/Coal_Miner's_Daughter_(film))* came out in 1980, spurring interest in Cline, Dick played a part in having her albums re-released as *The Patsy Cline Collection* in 1991.[1] In 1997, he worked on the release of *Patsy Cline: Live at the Cimarron Ballroom*, a recording of a 1961 concert. This recording placed on the Billboard Country Albums Top 40 chart.[1]

Dick died at his home in Nashville on November 8, 2015. He was 81 years old.[4]

He is buried alongside Patsy Cline at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester.[8]

## References

1. Stefano, Angela. ["Charlie Dick, Patsy Cline's Widower, Dead at 81"](https://theboot.com/charlie-dick-dead-dies/). *The Boot*. Retrieved 2019-12-20.

1. Betts, Stephen L. (2015-11-09). ["Patsy Cline's Widower Charlie Dick Dead at 81"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/patsy-clines-widower-charlie-dick-dead-at-81-48490/). *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved 2019-12-20.

1. Randy McDaniel. ["Widower Of Patsy Cline, Charlie Dick, Has Died"](https://kxrb.com/husband-of-country-legend-patsy-cline-dies-charlie-dick-was-81/). *KXRB 1140 AM/100.1 FM*. Retrieved 2019-12-20.

1. Liebig, Lorie (2015-11-09). ["Charlie Dick, Widower of Patsy Cline, Dies at 81"](https://www.wideopencountry.com/charlie-dick-widower-patsy-cline-dies-81/). *Wide Open Country*. Retrieved 2019-12-20.

1. The Real Patsy Cline DVD, 1988

1. ["Passings: Charlie Dick, Widower of Patsy Cline"](https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2015/11/passings-charlie-dick-widower-of-patsy.html). *VVN Music*. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

1. Thanki, Juli (November 8, 2015). ["Charlie Dick, widower who championed Patsy Cline's legacy, dies at 81"](https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/11/08/charlie-dick-widower-who-kept-patsy-clines-legacy-alive-dies-81/75431630/). *[The Tennessean](/source/The_Tennessean)*. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

1. Keelor, Josette. ["‘Charlie’ Dick to be laid to rest in Winchester"](https://www.nvdaily.com/news/local-news/charlie-dick-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-winchester/article_0788f66c-820c-5976-b147-fc1dd5bb4d70.html). *The Northern Virginia Daily*. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

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