Dolly Parton has listed her among one of only three “real” female country singers, and on Jan. 22, 2009, at Nashville’s Station Inn, Connie Smith celebrated the 45th anniversary of her debut appearance in Music City by performing a full-scale show.
Per WSM-AM radio host Eddie Stubbs, who also happens to serve as the announcer for RFD-TV's The Marty Stuart Show, it’ been at least 15 or more years since the cute ‘n’ country Ms. Smith delivered a full show.
Over the years, Smith—whom Stubbs refers to as “The Rolls-Royce of Country Music"—has performed on the coveted Opry stage, as indicated above, but never with her full band, the Sundowners.
Ricky Lynn Gregg Mourns Loss of His First & Favorite Fan
Prayers and condolences go out to country artist Ricky Lynn Gregg, who recently lost his beloved mother, Lucille, 84. Funeral services were held Jan. 2, 2009, in Longview, Texas, the Gregg family's hometown.
Country fans may remember that Gregg made his foray onto the commercial country-music scene with his self-titled Liberty Records debut, which spawned the singles "If I Had a Cheatin' Heart," a former No. 36, as well as "Three Nickels and a Dime" and "Can You Feel It." The success of the album earned him the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s Top New Artist list of 1993.
He followed the hit-debut with his second album, 1994’s Can You Feel It. However, after label-chief Jimmy Bowen retired because of thyroid cancer, Ricky opted to take a "buyout" on his contract with Liberty upon Bowen's advice.
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