No one would think any less of Connie Smith if she chose to rest on her laurels. And she has some mighty laurels to rest on, starting with that plaque with her name on it in the Country Music Hall of ...

Sixty-one years ago today, Connie Smith was at the top of the chart with a single that put her name in the history books.

Connie Smith has announced the release of her 54th studio album -- an accomplishment few can claim. The Cry of the Heart is due out on Aug. 21 through Fat Possum Records. Smith’s husband, Marty Stuart ...

Preceding her in death are Con’s husband, Marion Smith, and parents, Johanna (Honey) Thomas and Austin Charles Thomas. Left behind with saddened hearts are her sisters Nancy Staton and Illa Phillips; ...

Connie Smith had to postpone a 60th anniversary show of her Grand Ole Opry induction this week due to an illness. The 84-year-old country music legend broke the news to fans in an Instagram post ...

Rick Wright, guitarist for Grand Ole Opry star Connie Smith, died on Sunday (Feb. 7) in a car accident near his home in White House, Tenn. He was 57. According to the Tennessean, Richard W. Fagel ...

Connie Smith shares why public television stations, like NPT, are important. In this vintage clip from Nashville Public Television’s archives, Connie Smith shares the importance of public television ...

No woman in the history of country has cried as eloquently as Smith has. The album title, The Cry from the Heart, is the answer she's given over the years when asked to define country music. You may ...

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.” The song would ...

On April 1, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, the institution opened its archives, offering an unparalleled look at country music ...