Singing got Connie Smith into country music some 50 years ago, made her a star and still gives her joy in front of an audience ... and foremost as a singer in a world of entertainers.

“I’ve always believed it’s the cry of the heart,” the 80-year-old singer and songwriter Connie Smith said ... to know the heartache and the joy.” Since Smith’s breakthrough hit ...

Dolly Parton once said, “There’s really only three female singers in the world: Streisand, Ronstadt and Connie Smith.” That high praise from one Country Music Hall of Fame inductee to ...

Connie Smith, often referred to as one of the greatest voices in country music, has had a successful career spanning over five decades. She has earned 11 GRAMMY nominations, 20 Top 10 Billboard ...

Marty Stuart and Grand Ole Opry star Connie ... Smith Goes to Nashville. It had a beautiful photograph of her on the cover," Stuart tells The Boot. "I thought she was the prettiest girl in the ...

He was 57 years old and better known as Rick Wright, the longtime lead guitarist for Country Music Hall of Famer Connie Smith ... Offstage, Smith said, Mr. Wright was a joy to be around.