Carl Smith

Carl Milton Smith (March 15, 1927 – January 16, 2010) was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," he was one of the genre's most successful male artists during the 1950s, scoring 30 top-10 Billboard hits (21 of which were consecutive). Smith's success continued well into the 1970s, when he had a charting single every year but one. Smith was married to June Carter (with whom he had daughter Carlene) and later Goldie Hill. In 2003, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.