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"Crazy" is a song written by Willie Nelson and popularized by Patsy Cline in 1961. Nelson wrote the song while living in Houston, working for Pappy Daily's label D Records. He was also a radio DJ and performed in clubs. Nelson then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, working as a writer for Pamper Music. Through Hank Cochran, the song reached Patsy ...
Patsy Cline promotional photograph, taken in 1957. Patsy Cline (1932–1963) was an American country singer who recorded about 100 songs during her career from 1955 through 1963. Cline has often been called one of the most influential vocalists, mostly due to the vocal delivery of her material. [ 1 ]
Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer, pianist, and recording artist from the state of Virginia.She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to cross over into pop music.
A simultaneous release titled "The Best of Patsy Cline" featured the same programming. [2] Heartaches is a 10-track collection that includes some of Patsy Cline's biggest hits such as "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces", and "Walkin' After Midnight." The album overlooks most of Cline's essential songs. [1]
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The Patsy Cline Story is a 24-track two-disc collection Cline's label, Decca Records released following Cline's death in a plane crash in March of that year. The album contains Cline's biggest hits, including "Walkin' After Midnight" (the 1961 remake), "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," "She's Got You," and "Sweet Dreams."
While playing with Price and the Cherokee Cowboys, other of his original songs became hits for other artists, including "Funny How Time Slips Away" (Billy Walker), "Pretty Paper" (Roy Orbison), and, most famously, "Crazy" by Patsy Cline. [6] Nelson signed with Liberty Records and was recording by August 1961 at the Bradley Studios. [7]
The album contains Patsy Cline's signature hits but also includes several songs that were never hits on the American Country or Pop Top 100 Charts. "Walkin' After Midnight" was released in 1957 and reached #2 on the Country charts and #12 on the Billboard Top 100. It was released while Cline was still under her Four Star Records contract.