All About Connie Smith: Net Worth, Marriage, Children, Husband



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Connie Smith is an American country music singer. She is best known for her 1964 hit “Once a Day”, which spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart, a record for a female artist that stood for 36 years.

Born Constance June Meador in Elkhart, Indiana, she was the eldest of thirteen children. Her father, George Meador, was a steelworker and her mother, Thelma Meador, was a homemaker. Her parents were both devout Christians and she was raised in the Pentecostal faith.

Smith began singing in her local church at the age of eight and by the time she was a teenager, she was performing at local clubs and fairs. She was discovered by country music producer Bill Walker, who helped her get a recording contract with RCA Victor in 1963.

Her debut single, “Once a Day”, was released in 1964 and quickly became a smash hit, spending eight weeks at number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The song remains the longest-running number one single by a female artist in country music history.

Smith’s follow-up singles were not as successful, but she continued to record and release albums throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She also appeared on several television shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Carol Burnett Show.

In the 1980s, Smith retired from recording and performing, but made a comeback in the early 1990s with a new album and several appearances on The Grand Ole Opry.

Smith has been married three times and has four children. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Connie Smith is an American country music singer with a net worth of $5 million. She is best known for her 1964 hit “Once a Day”, which spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart, a record for a female artist that stood for 36 years.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia