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In the tradition of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, singer/

songwriter Sammi Smith was considered a country music outlaw,

unafraid to sing songs that reflected the sometimes gritty realities

of modern life. She first came to fame singing Kris Kristofferson’s

“Help Me Make It Through the Night” and was noted for her husky

voice, the result of spending many years singing in smoke-filled

clubs.

She was born Jewel Fay Smith in California, but spent her

childhood living in different southwestern states. At age 11,

Smith dropped out of school and the following year began singing professionally in clubs. She married at age 15 and produced four

children. At songwriter Gene Sullivan’s urging, a newly-divorced

Smith moved to Nashville in 1967. A year later she had her first

minor hit, “So Long, Charlie Brown, Don’t Look for Me Around.”

In 1970, she had another minor hit, but it was not until the end of

the year that she had her first major smash with “Help Me Make

It Through the Night,” which made it to the top of the country

charts and also became a Top Ten pop hit. Later that year, she

wrote “Cedartown, Georgia,” which became a major hit for

Waylon Jennings.

In 1973, Smith moved to Dallas to join Jennings and Willie Nelson

and become an “outlaw.” Through 1975, she had several hits

including “Then You Walk In” and “Today I Started Loving You

Again.” She moved to Elektra in 1975 and remained with them

for three years. During that time, she had several chart entries

with such songs as “Loving Arms,” “Days That End in ‘Y’” (both

1977) and “Norma Jean” (1978), a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. In

1979, she signed to the independent label Cyclone and had a

Top 20 hit with “What a Lie,” In 1980, she moved to Sound

Factory and had one Top 40 and two Top 20 hits including

“I Cry When I’m Alone.” Her last hit came in 1986 with “Love

Me All Over.”

Little is known of Sammi since the mid 80’s. It is known, however,

that Sammi has worked for Apaches. Part Apache herself, Sammi

adopted two Apache children and has established a scholarship

to help provide for budding Apache doctors and lawyers. Sammi

also led “Apache Spirit”, a band comprised solely of native

Americans. More recently, in 1995, an album embracing

Sammi’s greatest hits was released - “The Best of Sammi

Smith”. Significantly, the album comprises substantial

“countrypolitan” content.

Few artists have enjoyed the success that Sammi has with

“Help Me Make It Through The Night”. The song is a country

`classic’ and has placed the name “Sammi Smith” to the

forefront in the annals of “countrypolitan” music. Sammi’s

style has even been used as a comparison yardstick for

modern artists such as current country vocalist, Shelby

Lynne (The Nashville Scene 2/14/2000). As evidenced by

her achievements in the early ’70s, Sammi Smith can truly

be ranked among the `greats’ of “countrypolitan” music…

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