Biography
Tennessee-born Carl Smith was one of the biggest country singers of the 1950s, enjoying a long string of hits throughout the decade. His deep, flexible voice had a down-home twang, and a number of his songs blended straight-up honky-tonk with a visceral rockabilly tinge. Smith married June Carter, with whom he had a daughter, future country singer Carlene Carter. Smith and Carter divorced in 1957, and Smith continued scoring hits well into the ne...Read more