Certainly, that would seem to be the case with “Crazy.” The country standard was written by Willie Nelson and recorded definitively by Patsy Cline for Decca Records in 1961. Cline’s hit ...

Willie Nelson reveals the inspiration for lyrics of 160 his songs in his new book, "Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs." The book, released the same week that Nelson was inducted ...

Willie Nelson), 'Crazy' Next: See Willie Nelson Before the Braids! Filed Under: Willie Nelson. ... 19 Country Song Lyrics That Are Perfect for Your Valentine’s Day Cards.

Willie Nelson has weighed in on the debate over Syrian refugees. ... “Crazy” had at least four chords. ... “but I could put more emotion in my lyrics if I phrased in a more conversational, ...

Watch Willie Nelson duet with Emmylou Harris on "Crazy" and Lyle Lovett on "Funny How Time Slips Away" on 'Austin City Limits.' ...

In the late 1980s, Willie Nelson found himself in some trouble with the IRS, so he worked out a deal to make an album in which the proceeds would go to them to pay his back taxes. Turns out that ...

'Austin City Limits' celebrated its 40th anniversary season finale with an hour-long episode showing highlights from the 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

How Patsy Cline turned 'Crazy,' written by Willie Nelson in Houston, into a huge hit The Red-Headed Stranger had written the song while living in southeast Texas and it would go on to become a ...

Patsy Cline didn't particularly like the vulnerable heartbroken sound of the Willie Nelson-penned "Crazy," but producer Owen Bradley heard something different.

Scoffers may consider Willie Nelson at age 78 to be past his prime. Nelson’s performance Wednesday night at Eastern Kentucky University’s Center for the Arts left no doubt, however, about the ...

Crazy by Willie Nelson: ... it just wasn’t your basic three-chord country hillbilly song. ... Sometimes he was closer to reciting the lyrics than singing them.