Carl Smith

American country singer (1927–2010)

  • Fame50.5
  • Momentum0.9
  • Wikipedia5K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1927–2010, aged 83United States
United StatesUnited StatesMusiciansSinger / Musician
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    11 languages
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  • Era
    1927–2010
    Aged 83
  • Known for
    The Badge of Marshal B…
    1957
Summary
Updated 2026-08-24

Carl Milton Smith was an American country 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. Smith's success continued well into the 1970s, when he had a charting single every year but one. In 1952, Smith married June Carter, with whom he had daughter Carlene; the couple divorced in 1956. He later married Goldie Hill, and they had three children together. In 2003, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. According to the Hollywood Walk of Fame website, he was a "drinking companion" to Johnny Cash, his daughter's stepfather.

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Momentum0.9
Historical11.8
Now attention4.9
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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