Sammi Smith

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Sammi Smith was an American country music singer best known for her soulful, Grammy-winning rendition of Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country music singer
human
recording artist
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
associatedMovement outlaw country movement
awardReceived Country Music Association Single of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
awardReceivedFor Help Me Make It Through the Night
birthDate 1943-08-05
birthName Jewel Faye Smith
causeOfDeath respiratory complications
chartAchievement Help Me Make It Through the Night reached No. 1 on the U.S. country charts
Help Me Make It Through the Night reached the U.S. pop Top 10
child Waylon Payne
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2005-02-12
ethnicity White American
familyName Smith
genre country music
outlaw country
givenName Jewel
instrument voice
languageOfPerformance English
name Sammi Smith
notableAlbum Help Me Make It Through the Night (album)
notableWork Help Me Make It Through the Night
occupation musician
singer
placeOfBirth Orange County, California, United States
placeOfDeath Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
recordedSongBy Help Me Make It Through the Night
recordLabel Columbia Records
Elektra Records
Mega Records
residence Oklahoma, United States
linked to: Oklahoma
sexOrGender female
songWrittenBy Kris Kristofferson
spouse Jody Payne
vocalStyle soulful

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Jody Payne spouse Sammi Smith
Monument Records recordedArtist Sammi Smith
Sammi Smith name Sammi Smith