“Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”: The Song That Helped Willie Nelson Get Back On His feet after a Breakup . “When I recorded this song, I was going through divorce, failure, loss… I just sang exactly what I was living.” And maybe that’s why it became his first hit as a solo artist — because the pain was real, and everyone who heard it recognized it.
Introduction “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” is a poignant country ballad written by Fred...