Carl Smith
Carl Smith (born March 15, 1927 in Maynardville , Tennessee , † January 16, 2010 in Nashville , Tennessee) was an American country singer .
Life
Beginnings
Smith is from the same area as Roy Acuff , one of the great country stars of the 1940s. With the first self-earned money he bought a guitar. He made his first radio appearances at WROL in Knoxville . After serving in the US Navy for a year and a half, he initially returned to WROL. In 1948 he worked as a bassist for Skeets Williamson and Molly O'Day . A year later he moved to Nashville to the WSM station there. Shortly thereafter, he was signed by the Grand Ole Opry .
Career
In 1950, Smith received a record deal from Columbia Records . His second single, Let's Live a Little , made it to number 2 on the country charts in 1951. The singer, who sings honky tonk despite his rather soft voice , had other successes in the same year, including his first number one hit in the country charts with Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way . It was the beginning of a long streak of success; in the 1950s he had 31 top ten placements.
In 1952 he married from the famous Carter Family coming June Carter , with whom he, among others, the duet Times A-Wastin ' sang. From the divorced after four years of marriage, another country singer emerged with Carlene Carter ; June Carter later married Johnny Cash . In 1956, Smith ended his engagement at the Grand Ole Opry and moved to California to take on a few film roles. He joined the Philipp Morris Country Music Show , which toured the United States on an eighteen month tour. In 1957 he married the country singer Goldie Hill , with whom he had three children. Hill died of cancer in February 2005.
In the sixties, the sales of his records gradually decreased, although he was still regularly represented in the charts. In Canada, “Mr. Country ”its own television show, Carl Smith's Country Music Hall . In 1975 he switched to a smaller label. Here he played a few more unsuccessful singles before retiring from the music business in 1977. Carl Smith had been forgotten, not least because of his scandal-free life. He was rarely on stage, like at a benefit concert in 1983. In 2003 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame .
Discography
Singles
| year | title | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Records | |||
| 1950 | Guilty Conscience / Washing My Tears In Dreams | ||
| 1950 | I Overlooked An Orchid / I Betcha My Heart I Love You | ||
| 1951 | This Side Of Heaven / I Won't Be At Home | ||
| 1951 | Let's Live A Little / There's Nothing As Sweet As My Baby | ||
| 1951 | If Teardrops Were Pennies / Mr. Moon | ||
| 1951 | Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way / Me and Broken Heart | ||
| 1952 | Don't Just Stand There / Little Girl In My Home Town | ||
| 1952 | Yre You Teasing Me / It's A Lovely Lovely World | ||
| 1952 | Don't Just Stand There / It's A Lovely Lovely World | ||
| 1952 | Amazing Grace / Softly and Tenderly | with the Carter Sisters | |
| 1952 | Our Honeymoon / Sing Her A Love Song | ||
| 1952 | Gethsemene / Blood That Staiged The Old Rigged Cross | with the Carter Sisters | |
| 1953 | That's The Kind Of Love I'm Looking For / My Lonely Heart's Running Wild | ||
| 1953 | This Orchid Means Goodbye / Just Wait Till I Get You Alone | ||
| 1953 | Nail Scarred Hand / We Shall Meet Someday | ||
| 1953 | Trademark / Do I Like It | ||
| 1953 | Hey Joe / Darling I Am The One | ||
| 1953 | Satisfaction Guaranteed / Who'll Buy My Heartaches | ||
| 1953 | I'll Be Listening / How About You | with the Carter Sisters | |
| 1954 | Doggone It Baby I'm In Love / What Am I Going To Do | ||
| 1954 | Back Up Buddy / You Tried As Hard To Love Me | ||
| 1954 | Love Oh Crazy Love / Time's A-Wastin ' | with the Carter Sisters | |
| 1954 | Go, Boy, Go / If You Saw Her Through My Eyes | ||
| 1954 | Hey Joe / Trademark | Republication | |
| 1954 | More Than Anything Else In The World / Loose Talk | ||
| 1954 | Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way / Me and My Broken Heart | Republication | |
| 1954 | Let's Live A Little / There's Nothing As Sweet As My Baby | Republication | |
| 1955 | Kisses Don't Lie / No, I Don't Believe I Will | ||
| 1955 | Loose Talk / Are You Teasing Me | ||
| 1955 | Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus / Works Of The Lord | ||
| 1955 | There She Goes / Old Lonesome Times | ||
| 1955 | Oh Stop / There's A Bottle Where She Used To Be | with the Carter Family | |
| 1955 | I Just Don't Care Anymore / Baby I'm Ready | with the Carter Family | |
| 1955 | Don't Tease Me / I Just Dropped To Say Goodbye | ||
| 1955 | You're Free To Go / I Just Feel Like Cryin ' | ||
| 1955 | Outlaw / Snowdeer | with the Carter Family | |
| 1955 | I'ce Changed / If You Do Dear | ||
| 1956 | Answers / My Dream Of The Old Rugged Cross | ||
| 1956 | You Are The One / Doorstep To Heaven | ||
| 1956 | Gethsemane / Blood That Stained The Old Rugged Cross | Republication | |
| 1956 | Nail Scarred Hand / We Shall Meet Someday | Republication | |
| 1956 | Before I Met You / Wicked Lies | ||
| 1956 | You Are My Sunshine / Nobody's Darling But Mine (with Rosemary Clooney ) | ||
| 1957 | You Can't Hurt Me Anymore / That's The Way I Like You Best | ||
| 1957 | Try To Take It Like A Man / Mr. Lost | ||
| 1957 | No Trespassing / Happy Street | ||
| 1957 | Emotions / Why Why | ||
| 1958 | Your Name Is Beautiful / You're So Easy To Love | ||
| 1958 | Goodnight Mr. Sun / Guess I've Been Around So Long | ||
| 1958 | Walking The Slow Walk / Love Was Born | ||
| 1958 | Best Years Of Your Life / Mr. Moon | ||
| 1959 | It's All My Heartaches / I'll Kiss The Past Goodbye | ||
| 1959 | Ten Thousand Drums / Tall Tall Gentleman | ||
| 1959 | I'll Walk With You / Tomorrow Night | ||
| 1960 | Make The Waterwheel Roll / Past | ||
| 1960 | Cut Across Shorty / Why Did You Come My Way? | ||
| 1960 | If The World Don't End Tomorrow I'm Coming After You / Lonely Old Room | ||
| 1960 | Little White House / Here We Are Again | ||
| 1960 | You Make Me Live Again / I Don't Hurt Now (As Much As I Used To) | ||
| 1961 | More Habit Than Desire / Are You True To Me | ||
| 1961 | Kisses Never Lie / Why Can't You Be Satisfied With Me | ||
| 1961 | Air Mail To Heaven / Things That Mean The Most | ||
| 1962 | Best Dressed Beggar In Town / I Used To Be | ||
| 1962 | Gettin 'Even / I Volunteer | ||
| 1962 | If I Had You (I'd Live For You Only) / Pain A Pill Can't Locate | ||
| 1963 | Live For Tomorrow / Let's Talk This Thing Over | ||
| 1963 | In The Back Room Tonight / Take My Love With You, Too | ||
| 1963 | Hey Joe / Loose Talk | ||
| 1963 | I Almost Forget Her Today / Triangle | ||
| 1963 | Sweet Little Country Girl / Pillow That Whispers | ||
| 1964 | Take My Ring Off Of Your Finger / Ballad of Hershel Lawson | ||
| 1964 | Lonely Girl / When It's Over | ||
| 1965 | All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers / She Called Me Baby | ||
| 1965 | Be Good To Her / Keep Me Fooled | ||
| 1965 | Let's Walk Away Strangers / Ain't Love A Hurtin 'Thing | ||
| 1966 | Why Can't You Feel Sorry For Me / Why Do I Keep Doing This For Us | ||
| 1966 | Is My Ring On Your Finger / Sweet Tempations | ||
| 1966 | Man With A Plan / Your Mean Ol 'Moon | ||
| 1966 | It's Only A Matter Of Time / You Better Be Better To Me | ||
| 1967 | Mighty Day / I Should Get Away A While (From You) | ||
| 1967 | Deep Water / I Really Don't Want To Know | ||
| 1967 | Foggy River / When Will The River Follow The Rain | ||
| 1968 | You Ought To Hear Me Cry / I Used Up My Last Chance Last Night | ||
| 1968 | There's No More Love / (Remember Me) I'm The One You Loves You | ||
| 1968 | Faded Love And Winter Roses / Until I Looked At You | ||
| 1969 | Good Deal Lucille / Never Gonna Cry No More | ||
| 1969 | Deep Water / Foggy River | Republication | |
| 1969 | I Love You Because / Mister Come And Get Your Wife | I Love You Because by Leon Payne | |
| 1969 | It's Nice To See You Once Again / Heartbreak Avenue | ||
| 1970 | Pull My String and Wind Me Up / It's Allright | ||
| 1970 | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Bonaparte's Retreat | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down by Charley Walker | |
| 1970 | Little Drop Of Cotton Tops / How I Love Them Old Songs | ||
| 1970 | I Love You Because / Good Deal Lucille | Republication | |
| 1970 | My Mother's Eyes / Big Murphy | ||
| 1971 | Don't Worry 'Bout The Mule / Darling Days | ||
| 1971 | I'm Wound Up Tight / Lost It On The Road | ||
| 1971 | Red Door / You Walked In My Sleep Last Night | ||
| 1971 | Don't Say You're Mine / Country Soul Man | ||
| 1972 | Mama Bear / Before My Time | ||
| 1972 | If This Is Goodbye / If You Saw Her (Through My Eyes) | ||
| 1973 | When You're Gone / What A Difference Your Love Would Make | ||
| 1973 | I Need Help / Yesterday Is Gone | ||
| Hickory Records | |||
| 1974 | Dreaming Again / I Ain't Getting Nowhere | ||
| 1974 | Way I Lose My Mind / Happy Birthday My Darling | ||
| 1975 | Lost Highway / Everything I Touch Turns Into Sugar | ||
| 1975 | Girl I Love / Me And My Broken Heart | ||
| 1975 | Roly Poly / Remembered By Someone | ||
| 1976 | She Is / I Can't Go On Like This | ||
| 1976 | If You Don't Somebody Else Will / It's Gonna Be One | If You Don't Somebody Else Will by Jimmy and Johnny | |
| 1976 | Way With Words / Till I Stop Meeting You | ||
| 1977 | Show Me A Brick Wall / It's Teardrop Time | ||
| 1977 | This Kinda Love / There Stands The Glass | Originally there Stands The Glass by Webb Pierce | |
| 1978 | This Lady Loving Me / Loose Talk | ||
| 1978 | It Takes Four Feet / Remembered By Someone | ||
| 1978 | Silver Tongued Cowboy / I Can't Get The Last Memory Down | ||
| Gusto Records | |||
| 1978 | I Overlooked An Orchild / Hey Joe | Republication | |
| 1983 | Don't Just Stand There / If Teardrops Were Pennies | Republication | |
Albums
- 1957 - Smith's The Name
- 1957 - Sunday Down South
- 1958 - Let's Live A Little
- 1960 - The Carl Smith Touch
- 1962 - Easy To Please
- 1963 - Tall, Tall Gentleman
- 1964 - There Stands The Glass
- 1965 - I Want To Live And Love
- 1965 - Kisses Don't Lie
- 1966 - Man With A Plan
- 1967 - The Country Gentleman
- 1967 - Satisfaction Guaranteed
- 1968 - Deep Water
- 1969 - Faded Love And Winter Roses
- 1969 - Take It Like A Man
- 1969 - Carl Smith Sings A Tribute To Roy Acuff
- 1970 - I Love You Because
- 1972 - If This Is Goodbye
- 1975 - The Way I Lose My Mind
- 1977 - This Lady's Loving Me
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maynardville , Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2010 |
| Place of death | near Nashville , Tennessee |