FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Carl Smith, a country music hitmaker of the 1950s and 1960s known for his dynamic voice and good looks, has died. He was 82.

Carl Smith, the smooth country baritone who recorded a lengthy run of hits for Columbia Records in the '50s, died Saturday in Franklin, TN, the Nashville Tennessean reported. He was 82.

Dolly Parton, Michael W. Smith, Dr. Bobby Jones, the Dixie Hummingbirds and producer Lari Goss will be inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame next month.

In 2003 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Paul Wadey. Carl Smith, singer and songwriter: born Maynardville, Tennessee 15 March 1927; married 1952 June Carter (marriage dissolved ...

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Carl Smith, the smooth country baritone who recorded a lengthy run of hits for Columbia Records in the '50s, died Saturday in Franklin, TN, the Nashville Tennessean reported. He was 82.