Blue " is a song released in 1958 by Bill Mack , an American songwriter-country artist and country radio disc jockey . It has since been covered by several artists , in particular by country singer LeAnn Rimes , whose 1996 version became a hit . The song won Mack the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Country Song , a 1996 Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year , a 1997 Country Music Association Awards nomination for Song of the Year , a 1997 Country Radio Music Awards nomination for Song of the Year , and is included on the CMT list of the top 100 country songs of all time . Rimes ' rendition won the 1996 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance
1996 Grammy Award
39th Annual Grammy Awards
Blue (Bill Mack song)