It wasn't just Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson fans filling the auditorium Thursday night at Handley High School.

Family members and band members of the late singer came to honor their loved one.

Jim McCoy is the man that many say discovered Patsy Cline. It was 1946 and McCoy was a DJing at the WINC radio station in Winchester.
Cline who was Virginia Hensley then asked McCoy if she could sing on his Saturday broadcast. "She sang and I knew that day. She was 14 and I was 17, I knew that day, this girl had it made," says McCoy.

Cline would end up having a regular spot on the broadcast. McCoy who is now 80-years old says this tribute to Patsy Cline has been a long time coming. "Now thank God it's happening, I love it, this makes my night, I feel so happy about this. Just one of those nice things that's happened to somebody I loved," says McCoy.

People traveled from all over to come to Winchester for the dedication of the theater, but there was one man in the crowd, Charlie Dick, who was Patsy's husband, that this means so much to. "It's unbelievable, you'd never expect something like this and I don't think she would have either because she didn't think she'd ever get as far in the business probably as she did while she was alive. She was just hoping every day and just taking it a day at a time," says Dick.

McCoy and Dick both agree it's fitting that Willie Nelson would perform for the dedication. "I think since he wrote crazy, and those songs, I think it's fitting," says McCoy. "Willie's a great gentleman, he's been a friend for years and I'm thrilled to have him here," says Dick.

Dick now lives in Nashville where he continues to live his late wife's dream as a member of the country music community. "Just want to thank every body in Winchester for the great honor," says Dick.