Willie Hugh Nelson born April 29 1933 Is An American Musician Actor And Activist. The Critical Success Of The Album Shotgun Willie 1973 Combined With The Critical And Commercial Success Of Red Headed Stranger 1975 And Stardust 1978 Made Nelson One Of The Most Recognized Artists In Country Music. He Was One Of The Main Figures Of Outlaw Country A Subgenre Of Country Music That Developed In The Late 1960s As A Reaction To The Conservative Restrictions Of The Nashville Sound. Read More On Last.Fm
"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.