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How the Twists and Turns of Adulthood Derailed LeAnn Rimes’ ‘Twisted Angel’ Era
All LeAnn Rimes wanted to do in 2002 was own her womanhood. Unfortunately, some just couldn’t let go of the girl she no longer was.
Let’s make one thing clear: Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian walked so that Taylor Swift could run.
In 1997, the Jackson, MI native, then 14 years old, skyrocketed to fame in the country world, thanks to an almost four-decade-old song that changed hands several times before she was ever born.
As legend — or Wikipedia — tells it, singer-songwriter Bill Mack first wrote and recorded a melancholy ditty titled “Blue” sometime in 1956. It gained airplay on some regional country stations, but it was never a massive success.
At the behest of a radio jockey friend who believed “Blue” could do better with a woman’s touch, Mack extended his song to several female vocalists. One of these was legendary singer Patsy Cline. Known for her heart-tugging ballad, “I Fall to Pieces,” Cline saw potential in Mack’s almost-hit and took up his offer to cover it. Sadly, Cline’s tragic death in a 1963 plane crash put a halt to those plans. Other artists would take turns covering…
