In less than a year, Connie Smith moved from being a small town Ohio housewife to country music stardom, propelled by the success of her #1 hit, "Once a Day," which spent 8 weeks at the top of the ...

Connie was one of fourteen children ... Signed to RCA, she recorded the single “Once a Day” at her very first session. It rocketed to No. 1 – the first female country artist debut single ...