Saturday Music Post - Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" was written in 1946 by the great Fred Rose. It was released by Roy Acuff in 1947, and later covered by Hank Williams, Charlie Pride, Elvis Presley, and pretty much everyone in country music. People today are probably most familiar with Willie Nelson's version. Fred Rose was Roy Acuff's partner in Acuff-Rose Music, which was the first Nashville-based music publisher. In addition to Acuff, some of its writers included Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, Phil and Don Everly, Marty Robbins, and Doug Kershaw. (The Acuff-Rose catalog is now owned by Sony). Be sure to check out the duets at the bottom of the post -- as always, at The Faculty Lounge -- including Roy Acuff on the ukulele.