She worked different jobs before stardom.
This includes a telephone operator, a drugstore clerk, and a dental assistant.
She made her stage debut at a local square dance.
Smith was only learning how to sing back then when she first sang in public during her senior high school years – where she performed Patsy Cline’s “My Happiness.” The result was so bad, she said, but at least she earned $3.00.
She has been married four times.
In 1962, Smith first married Jerry Smith, who encouraged her to sing and perform more frequently. However, their marriage didn’t work out, so they decided to get divorced in the mid-1960s. She went on marrying twice in her career until she finally found her one true love.
In 1997, she married country singer-songwriter, Marty Stuart. Stuart first crossed paths with Smith when she was performing in his hometown of Philadelphia, Mississippi. He was only 12 years old then, but he told his mother he would marry the country star someday. Twenty-seven years later, the prediction of Stuart – who was seventeen years younger than Smith – came true.
Isn’t it exciting to know these facts about Connie Smith?
