Crazy (Willie Nelson song) Crazy (Willie Nelson song) "Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a No. 2 country hit in 1962. Partly due to the genre-blending nature of the song, it has been covered by dozens of artists in several genres over the years; nevertheless, the song remains inextricably linked with Cline. Nelson's own version appears on his 1962 debut album "...And Then I Wrote". With some help from a friend named Oliver English, Nelson wrote the song in early 1961; at the time he was a
Patsy Cline In 1965, he married singer Jamey Ryan, who signed a brief contract with Columbia Records before giving birth to a son. They divorced in the early 1970s. In the film "Sweet Dreams", Ryan provided the vocals for one song, "Blue Christmas," a tune Cline never recorded. Daughter Julie has four children. One, Virginia, named for Cline, was killed in an automobile accident in 1994. Six grandchildren survive. Julie represents Cline's estate at public functions. In the 2003 book "Remembering Patsy", guitarist-producer Harold Bradley said of Cline, "She's taken the standards for being a country music vocalist, and raised the bar.