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 ...

And she has some mighty laurels to rest on, starting with that plaque with her name on it in the Country Music Hall of Fame ... Linda Ronstadt, and Connie Smith. The rest of us are only pretending." ...

Country music legend Connie Smith has released her 54th album. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with her about forging timeless relationships and how she understands the genre after all these years.

In this vintage clip from Nashville Public Television’s archives, Connie Smith shares the importance of public television to her growing family at home and at the Grand Ole Opry. Country Music ...

housewife Connie Smith won a talent contest in Columbus, Ohio, earning a performance spot on a local Grand Ole Opry concert where songwriter Bill Anderson took note of her and encouraged her to ...

The album title, The Cry from the Heart, is the answer she's given over the years when asked to define country music. You may not know Connie Smith, but our rock critic, Ken Tucker, includes ...

A year later, Connie Smith herself joined the Grand Ole Opry. In the nearly 60 years since her induction, she has been one of the country-music institution’s brightest and bubbliest stars ...

By Erin Osmon What’s the meaning of country music? “I’ve always believed it’s the cry of the heart,” the 80-year-old singer and songwriter Connie Smith said on a recent video call from ...

What was he thinking back then? You were like polar opposites. Connie Smith: Yeah! With his whispering, definitely. But the song was “Once a Day,” and he and his wife sang it to me—his wife ...

Hargus "Pig" Robbins and Connie Smith are to be inducted in to the Country Music Hall of Fame, it was announced in Nashville. Entertainment News // 1 decade ago Daniels inducted into Grand Ole ...

New Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Connie Smith says she hopes each new artist in country music will take time to find their own individual voice. "I hear so many of the young people today ...

when Connie was still an infant. She grew up listening to country music, especially Ernest Tubb, her daddy’s favorite, and Eddy Arnold, her mother’s. In 1959, she graduated as her high school ...