Crazy Arms

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"Crazy Arms" is a classic country song, first popularized by Ray Price in 1956, that became a standard covered by numerous artists including Patsy Cline.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country song
song
associatedWithArtist Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
Ray Price NERFINISHED
associatedWithEra 1950s country music
chartSuccessWith Ray Price version
composer Ralph Mooney NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverVersionBy Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys NERFINISHED
Carl Perkins NERFINISHED
Charley Pride NERFINISHED
George Jones NERFINISHED
Hank Thompson NERFINISHED
Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED
Linda Ronstadt NERFINISHED
Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
Waylon Jennings NERFINISHED
Willie Nelson NERFINISHED
firstPopularizedBy Ray Price NERFINISHED
firstRecordedBy Ray Price NERFINISHED
genre country
honky-tonk
hasMusicalStyle shuffle rhythm
hasTitle Crazy Arms NERFINISHED
isStandardIn country music repertoire
language English
lyricist Chuck Seals NERFINISHED
notableFor becoming a country music standard
being one of Ray Price's signature songs
influencing the honky-tonk sound of the 1950s
originalArtist Ray Price NERFINISHED
performer Ray Price NERFINISHED
recordedBy Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys NERFINISHED
Carl Perkins NERFINISHED
Charley Pride NERFINISHED
George Jones NERFINISHED
Hank Thompson NERFINISHED
Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED
Linda Ronstadt NERFINISHED
Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
Ray Price NERFINISHED
Waylon Jennings NERFINISHED
Willie Nelson NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1956
writer Chuck Seals NERFINISHED
Ralph Mooney NERFINISHED

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