I Hear America Singing - Crazy

By Ross Burns

Published November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM CST

On this week’s I Hear America Singing, we’ve got a collection of artists getting, going, driven others, and being driven 'crazy'.

1. Crazy by Patsy Cline
2. I’d Have to Be Crazy by Steven Fromholz
3. I’ve Always Been Crazy by Waylon Jennings
4. Crazy Lemon by Joe Ely
5. Crazy Little Mama (At My Front Door) by Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys
6. You Drive Me Crazy (But You’re My Friend) by Girls With Guitars
7. She’s Crazy for Leavin’ by Guy Clark
8. Damn My Crazy Heart by Craig Carter
9. Crazy Blues by Mamie Smith
10. Crazy by John Stewart
11. Cruel Crazy Beautiful World by Johnny Clegg
12. It’s Gonna Get Crazy Tonight by Fred Markgraf
13. The Crazy Cries of Love by Joni Mitchell
14. Crazy Mary by Micheal Peter Smith
15. That Song Is Driving Me Crazy by Tom T. Hall

I Hear America Singing

Ross Burns

A native of Austin, Texas, Ross grew up in the midst of the Urban Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s. His first introduction to folk music was the Kingston Trio with their million selling albums. From there, he went forward, backwards and sideways collecting music all along the way. He is a retired librarian and a student of history.

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