Biography
He got his first aspiration in music by hearing Grand Ole Opry on the radio. He joined his first band which was named “Kitty Dibble and Her Dude Ranch Wranglers” at the age of 15. By 17, Smith was ready to play bass strings and worked for WORL-AM, which is a radio station in Tennessee. He later served in the navy for three years and played for other country singers like Molly O’Day and Skeets Williamson. He also worked with Grand Ole Opry later and his first hit was “Let’s Live A Little.”
Short Profile
- First Name: Carl
- Middle Name: Milton
- Last Name: Smith
- Profession: Singer, Songwriter
- Age: 82 years (at time of death)
- Birth Date: 15th March 1927
- Birth Place: Maynardville, Tennessee
- Birth Country: United States
Carl Smith Net Worth
The estimated net worth of Carl Milton Smith is approximately $1.2 million. His main source of income was from his albums.
Carl Smith Dead or Alive?
The well-known American musician Carl Smith passed away on January 16, 2010 at the age of 82.
Carl Smith: Age, Height, & Weight
Carl Smith was 82 years old when he suffered a stroke and died. He was around 5ft 10 inches tall (179cm) and weighs around 68kg (150 lbs.)
Some Facts about Carl Smith
- He had two wives named June Carter Cash whom he married in 1952 and Goldie Hill whom he married in 1957.
- His famous song was Hey Joe!, Loose Talk and many others which listed a good rank on the Billboard Chart.
- His first song in 1951 Let’s Live A Little secured the 2nd position in the Billboard Chart.
- He was one of the five rotating hosts in The Five Star Jubilee which was on NBC television.
- In the late 1970s retired from his musical career because of his huge investments in the musical career and real estate and focused on raising and cutting horses.
- He was inducted into the Country Singer Hall of Fame in 2003 and in 1983 he recorded an album for Gusto Label.
- He has two sons named Larry Dean and Carl Jr. and two daughters named Lari Lyne and Rebecca Carlene Smith. Carlene Smith turned to Carlene Carter afterward and became an independent country singer.
- He spent his last years in a horse farm, which was in Franklin, Tennessee.