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 ...

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 ...

Growing up, most of my singing was just to myself. I remember one time I was in the kitchen and I had a wash pan, trying to wash my hair, and I was trying to sing “Old Shep.” And I looked up ...

On this day (July 16) in 1964, Connie Smith unknowingly prepared to make country music history when she stepped into the legendary RCA Studio B to record her debut single “Once a Day.” ...