Anecdotes

First solo female country artist to have a number one record for 8 weeks. No other female country artist has been at number one longer.

Second wife of Marty Stuart.

The Sundowners are Connie Smith's band.

Made a comeback album in 1998 called "Connie Smith".

Biggest hit - Once A Day (1964)

Appears in the infomercial, hosted by her husband Marty Stuart and Nan Kelley, for TimeLife's "Opry Video Classics" collection. (2007)

One of the Grand Ladies of the Grand Ole Opry

Discovered by country great Bill Anderson.

Mother of Jodi Seyfried, Julie Haynes and Jeanne Haynes.

Dolly Parton was quoted as saying "There are only three great singers, Connie Smith, Barbra Streisand and Linda Ronstadt. The rest of us are just pretending."

Daughter-in-law of Hilda Stuart.