Margo Smith (born Betty Lou Miller; April 9, 1939 – January 23, 2024) was an American country and Christian music singer–songwriter. She had several years of country success during the 1970s, which included two number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In the 1990s, she transitioned towards the Christian market and issued two successful albums. She is also known for her yodeling vocal skills and is often referred to as "The Tennessee Yodeler".[1]
Smith was born and raised in Ohio. During her childhood she learned how to sing and yodel. After graduating high school, Smith chose to pursue a career in education. For nearly a decade Smith taught elementary school and started a family with her first husband. In her thirties, she decided to begin a singing career full-time and also started songwriting. In 1971, she released her first album titled I'm a Lady and developed a following. By 1975, Smith had signed with 20th Century Fox Records and had her first major hit on the country charts with the song "There I Said It." She had further hits in the 1970s with songs like "Take My Breath Away" and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You".
In 1979, Smith released the single "Still a Woman" and made significant changes to her musical persona. The transition helped to briefly elevate Smith's commercial country music career and she had further hits. By the early 1980s, Smith regretted making stylistic changes to her career and left her recording contract. She released music independently during the 1980s while also issuing albums through major labels. In the 1990s, Smith transitioned towards Christian music and recording two albums with her daughter, Holly. The pair won awards for their collaborative music and performed for several years. In later years, Smith continued performing as a solo act at her residence in Florida.
^"Famed country singer Margo Smith headlining Villages show in April". The Villages News. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
MargoSmith (born Betty Lou Miller; April 9, 1939 – January 23, 2024) was an American country and Christian music singer–songwriter. She had several years...
American country music artist MargoSmith has released 18 studio albums, two compilation albums, 37 singles and appeared on three albums. She signed her...
at 76". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2024. ""The Tennessee Yodeler" MargoSmith Has Died". Saving Country Music. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February...
2: MargoSmith". Countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015. ""Save Your Kisses for Me" / "I'm About to Do It Again" by MargoSmith (Single...
laiko singer-songwriter. 22 Neil Kulkarni, 51, British music journalist MargoSmith, 84, American singer-songwriter Sergei Yefremenko, 51, Russian ska singer...
the C&W chart in renderings by Lynda K Lance (No.46 C&W, 1971) and by MargoSmith (No.43 C&W, 1980). The song has also been recorded by Lucia Altieri (it)...
Stained Letter", "No More One More Time"), heart attack. January 23 – MargoSmith, 84, American country singer ("Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"...
Patsy Montana records. She had a hit record "Tom Tom Yodel" in 1952. MargoSmith, known as the Tennessee Yodler, covered it in the 1970s, and Suzy Bogguss...
Ratched), ovarian cancer. Anders Sandberg, 55, Swedish singer (Rednex). MargoSmith, 84, American singer ("Still a Woman"), complications from a stroke....
physicist and radio astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (1978) (b. 1933) MargoSmith, 84, singer ("Still a Woman") (b. 1939) January 23 Charles Fried, 88...
No. 11 in the UK. Joni James reached No.35 in 1960.[citation needed] MargoSmith, whose version reached No.3 C&W and also charted at No.37 on the Adult...
Kitty Kallen also charted briefly in 1959 reaching the No. 34 spot. MargoSmith went to #10 on the Country charts with the song in 1979. Nat King Cole...
Nancy Sinatra Margie Singleton Alina Smith Connie Smith Joanna SmithMargoSmith Mindy Smith Sammi Smith Shawnee Smith Sissy Spacek Billie Jo Spears Jamie...
Me to Yodel", and it has been sung by the likes of Rosalie Allen and MargoSmith and, in the 2000s, Taylor Ware. "The Yodelling Song" by Frank Ifield...
Connie Smith, recorded "Once a Day, the longest stay at No. 1 for any female country artist MargoSmith, known for her sexy come-on songs Sammi Smith, best...
Robinson(misattributed). It has been recorded by artists like Wanda Jackson and MargoSmith. Wizex recorded the song with vocals and yodeling by Kikki Danielsson...
Global Information