Sammi Smith
Sammi Smith was born in Orange, California, United States on August 5th, 1943 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 61, Sammi Smith biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Sammi Smith (August 5, 1943 – February 12, 2005) was an American country music singer and songwriter.
Jewel Faye Smith was born in 1971 and is best known for her 1971 country-pop crossover hit "Help Me Make It Through the Night," which was written by Kris Kristofferson.
During the 1970s, she became one of the few women in the outlaw country movement.
Early life
Sammi Smith was born in Orange County, California, but she spent her childhood in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. She dropped out of school at the age of 11 and began to perform in nightclubs. When she married Steel Guitar Hall of Fame and Night Club Operator Bobby White, she was 15 years old. They had three children. In 1966, she had her first divorce. She had two more marriages in the end. Marshall Grant, Johnny Cash's bass player, discovered her performing in downtown Oklahoma City's Someplace Else Night Club in 1967. After Grant's discovery, she and her mother migrated to Nashville, Tennessee. When Johnny Cash learned of her talent, he helped her get signed with Columbia Records. "So Long, Charlie Brown, Don't Look for Me Around," was her first minor country hit in 1968. Jody Payne, her second husband, married her in 1971. Waylon Payne, a singer/actor/musician, was one of their one child.