1977 Heartbreak Country Hit Recognized as One of the Greatest Songs of the ’70s

The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1977 and remained on the charts for a whopping 26 weeks. Its ...
Washington Examiner

Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?

During a press conference, da Silva, a socialist who told Brown poor countries should not have to suffer because of the mistakes of the rich, suddenly pointed his finger at Brown and said, “This is a ...
American Songwriter

Crystal Gayle Almost Missed Recording the Song That Became Her Biggest Hit

At the time, Leigh was a relatively new songwriter, already feeling depressed that he wasn’t having more success. According to Classic Country Music Stories, Leigh wrote “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1951, the Blue-Eyed Singing Sister of Loretta Lynn With Hair So Long She’d Make Rapunzel Jealous

Born on this day in 1951 was country great Crystal Gayle. A Kentucky native, Gayle went on to become one of the genre’s most enduring voices, thanks in part to her era-defining track, “Don’t It Make ...
The Gazette

Grammy Award-winning singer Crystal Gayle to perform in Colorado Springs

After her song “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” blew up the charts, every song pitched to Crystal Gayle had the word “blue” in it. The year was 1977, and Gayle’s country music career was heating up.