 Later that year, she was acclaimed as one of the nation's leading recording artists, along with Jimmy Darren and Bobby Vee.In gratitude, she bought and had engraved a bracelet for Harlan Howard and a money clip for Hank Cochran saying simply, "Thanks for the Hit - Patsy".For the rest of their lives, it was the only token of appreciation other than a great recording that either composer had ever received from an artist.