Photo: Columbia Records / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Carl Smith earns my deep respect as a craftsman rather than a flash in the pan. Thirty Billboard top-ten hits in the 1950s, with twenty-one of them consecutive, is a staggering run of consistency in a fickle business, and he kept charting almost every year into the 1970s. From Tennessee, "Mister Country" embodied the genre's roots without chasing trends. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels earned by sheer durability. I'm drawn to performers who win through reliability and substance rather than spectacle, and Smith is a quiet model of exactly that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carl Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- カール・スミス
- Reading
- かーる・すみす
- Born
- March 15, 1927 – January 16, 2010
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Maynardville, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / songwriter / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Smith%20(musician)
Frequently asked questions
When was Carl Smith born?
March 15, 1927 – January 16, 2010.
Where is Carl Smith from?
Carl Smith is from Maynardville, Tennessee, United States.
What does Carl Smith do?
Carl Smith works as guitarist, singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.