Velma Smith (July 27, 1927 – July 31, 2014, née Williams) was an American country musician and guitarist.[1][2]
Smith was the lone female member of the RCA Studio B's "A-team" of studio musicians during the era of the Nashville Sound. She played rhythm guitar on numerous top hits such as Eddy Arnold's "Make the World Go Away", Jim Reeves' "I Love You Because" and Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me, I'm Falling".
Williams was born in Epley Station, Kentucky.[3][4] She married Hal Smith in 1948 and took his surname. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was a member of the bands of Ernest Tubb, Carl Smith, and Hank Snow.
Velma Smith was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.
^Dukes, Billy (August 2014). "Groundbreaking Guitarist Velma Smith Dies". Taste of Country. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^The Encyclopedia of Country Music (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA. 2012. p. 468. ISBN 9780199920839. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^Payne, Suzi Burgher. "Epley native Velma Williams Smith to enter Hall tonight". The Logan Journal. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^"Logan County Native Inducted in Musicians Hall of Fame". WBKO. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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