That’s what I used to do. Connie was one of fourteen children. Desperately poor (the shoes she wore to high school graduation were bought with money taken up in a class collection), her family ...

Brooks, Smith to be inducted in to Country Hall of Fame Garth Brooks, Hargus "Pig" Robbins and Connie Smith are to be inducted in to the Country Music Hall of Fame, it was announced in Nashville.

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 ...

Today, country legend Connie Smith turns 83 years old. Born in Elkhart, Indiana, Smith released her debut single in 1964 and has been going strong ever since. In fact, she released her 55th studio ...

Connie Smith first met Loretta Lynn in 1964 during her maiden trip to Nashville. The vocalists were at the Ernest Tubb Record Shop, and Lynn sent her husband, Mooney Lynn, to bring Smith backstage ...

Marty Stuart and Grand Ole Opry star Connie Smith have a rather unorthodox love story, but it's one with a very happy ending. Stuart is 17 years Smith's junior, and he was just 12 years old when ...

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