Mandy Barnett has covered another country classic.
Last month, the singer released her own rendition of the 1962 Skeeter Davis hit"The End of the World.“Now, PEOPLE has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the cover, which she worked on with an orchestra.
Barnett was working on her next project — a collection of Billie Holiday torch songs, due in March 2020 — when she was inspired to record “The End of the World” after watchingCountry Music,the Ken Burns documentary series on PBS.
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Barnett earned acclaim in 1994 when she starred inAlways… Patsy Cline, the musical based on the Music City icon. In the years since, she has released seven albums.
source: people.com