On this day in Music History - August 21, 1961 Patsy Cline starts recording Willie Nelson's "Crazy" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. She would have to stop singing and return to the studio on September 15th when the ribs she bruised in a recent car accident had healed. When she came back, Patsy nailed the song in one take. The record would peak at #2 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart and crossed over to reach #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also went to #2 on

Crazy is not only Patsy Cline's signature song, but also one of the greatest torch songs in American music history. With its delicate Nashville Sound harmonies combined with Cline's soulful, near-perfect contralto vocals, the song became a huge success, bridging the genres from Country to Pop. Interestingly, the song was written by a then-unknown young songwriter, Willie Nelson. Cline recorded her vocals after a serious car accident, which made it difficult to hit high notes, but she eventually

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