Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

[Suspicious Minds]

Written by Fred Rose.

First recorded by Roy Acuff and His Smokey Mountain Boys, 2 August 1945, but not released until August 1947. Released on Columbia.

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https://youtu.be/POTHIP_GjY8

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First released by Elton Britt and The Skytoppers, February 1947. Released on Victor.

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https://youtu.be/KVhYzPcA24E

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First live performance by Roy Acuff, for the radio station WBBM, Chicago. Date? Same as the recording date mentioned above? Unissued. According to SecondHandSongs, it’s a different version than the version released in 1947.

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Best chart performance by Willie Nelson. Peaked at #1 Billboard Country. Recorded for his 1975 LP Red Headed Stranger.

https://youtu.be/JA644rSZX1A