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- Birth nameJewel Fay Smith
- Nickname
- Girl Hero
- Grammy winner Sammi Smith was a leading country female vocalist during the 1970s. Her biggest hit was the million-selling definitive version of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make it Through the Night" which earned her the Grammy for "Best Country Vocalist Performance - Female" and "Single of the Year" from the Country Music Association in 1971. The song was a number one country record in Billboard magazine and also made the pop top ten.
She was the mother of actor/singer Waylon Payne.- IMDb Mini Biography By: HarlowMGM
- SpousesJody Payne (divorced, 1 child)Bob White(? - 1965) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
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