or iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Country Released: 1963 Customer Ratings () |
The Tall, Tall Gentleman – Carl SmithBiographyBorn: March 15, 1927 in Maynardsville, TNGenre: Country Years Active: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s Known as Mr. Country, Carl Smith was one of the most popular honky tonkers of the '50s, racking up over 30 Top Ten hits over the course of the decade. Smith was also able to sustain that popularity into the late '70s, during which time he had a charting single for every year except one. Smith had a talent for singing smooth ballads which polished the rough edges of hardcore country. Nevertheless, he could sing pure honky tonk with the best of them, and his hardest country was made tougher by the...
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