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Infobox musical artist| name = Cal Smith| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Calvin Grant Shofner| alias =| birth_date = Birthdate and age|1932|4|7| origin = Gans, Oklahoma | death_date =| instrument = Guitar | genre = Country music|Country | occupation = Singing|Singer | years_active = 1966–present (part time performances)| label =| associated_acts =| website = Calvin Grant Shofner (born April 7, 1932), known professionally as Cal Smith , is an United States|American country music|country musician , most famous for his 1974 in country music|1974 hit " Country Bumpkin (song)|Country Bumpkin ."

Career


Smith was born on April 7, 1932, in Gans, Oklahoma|Gans , Oklahoma , and was raised in Oakland, California . He began his music career performing at the Remember Me Cafe in San Francisco at the age of 15, but he was not financially successful at first. Throughout the 1950s, he was not able to continue his music career, so he worked at various other jobs, including truck driving and Bronc riding|bronco busting . He appeared on the California Hayride television show in the mid-1950s before serving two years in the United States military|military .

After his discharge, he began playing in a band in the San Francisco Bay Area . In 1961, country music legend Ernest Tubb heard the band play and, after an audition, hired Smith to play guitar for the Texas Troubadours . Thus, Smith is heard playing in most of Tubb's 1960s recordings. His first solo single was 'Tear Stained Pillow/Eleven Long Years on the local Plaid label. Smith's stage name began to catch on after he released his second solo single, "I'll Just Go Home," in 1966 for Kapp Records , and he first cracked the Billboard charts with his second single, "The Only Thing I Want."

Smith permanently parted ways with Tubb and the Texas Troubadours in 1969 in country music|1969 , and he released his first solo album, Drinking Champagne , in 1969. The album's title track had reached the Top 40 on the country charts the previous year.

In 1970, Smith signed with Decca Records , and his popularity quickly soared, starting off with his 1972 top 10 hit, "I've Found Someone of My Own." He began recording songs written by some of the biggest names in the industry; for instance, in March 1973, his rendition of Bill Anderson (country music)|Bill Anderson's " The Lord Knows I'm Drinking " became his first number-one country hit. When Decca became MCA Records in 1973, Cal enjoyed his biggest successes. In 1974, he recorded two of his greatest hits, " It's Time to Pay the Fiddler " and "Country Bumpkin," which received Song of the Year Awards from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association .

Later career


Smith continued to have success with MCA Records into the late 70's including the Top 20 singles "Between Lust And Watching TV" (1974), "She Talked A Lot About Texas" (1975), "I Just Came Home To Count The Memories" (1977), and "Come See About Me" (1977). After this he continued to have minor successes that included "The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire" in 1979.Citation needed|date=May 2007
Smith released his last album, Stories of Life by Cal Smith , in 1986 in country music|1986 on Step One Records , where he scored a minor hit that year with "King Lear".Citation needed|date=May 2007
==Life todayWhen|date=March 2011


Smith and his wife, Darlene, live in the Branson, Missouri|Branson , Missouri area, where they pass a great deal of their time fishing.

Discography


Albums


Year Album Chart Positions Label
US Country US
1966 All the World Is Lonely Now 40 — Kapp
1967 ''Goin' to Cal's Place 31 —
1968 ''Travelin' Man 34 —
At Home with Cal — —
Drinking Champagne 33 —
1969 Cal Smith Sings 34 170
1970 Country Hit Parade — —
1971 The Best of Cal Smith 41 —
1972 ''I've Found Someone of My Own 5 191 Decca
1973 Cal Smith 20 — MCA
1974 Country Bumpkin 4 —
1975 ''It's Time to Pay the Fiddler 8 —
My Kind of Country 17 —
1976 ''Jason's Farm 16 —
1977 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories 38 —
1986 Stories of Life — — Step One


Singles


Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country CAN Country
1966 "Silver Due On the Bluegrass Tonight" — — single only
1967 "The Only Thing I Want" 58 — All the World Is Lonely Now
"I'll Never Be Lonesome with You" 61 — ''Goin' to Cal's Place
"I'll Sail My Ship Alone" — —
1968 "Destination Atlanta G.A." 60 — ''Travelin' Man
"Jacksonville" 58 — At Home with Cal
" Drinking Champagne " 35 — Drinking Champagne
1969 "Empty Arms" — —
"It Takes All Night Long" 51 — Cal Smith Sings
"You Can't Housebreak a Tomcat" 55 — The Best of Cal Smith
1970 "Heaven Is Just a Touch Away" 47 —
"The Difference Between Going and Really Gone" 70 —
1971 "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" 58 41 ''I've Found Someone of My Own
"Free Streets" — — singles only
"Save My Wife" — —
1972 "I've Found Someone of My Own" 4 13 ''I've Found Someone of My Own
"For My Baby" 58 —
1973 " The Lord Knows I'm Drinking "A 1 2
"I Can Feel the Leavin' Coming On" 25 39 Cal Smith
"I've Loved You All Over the World" flip —
"Bleep You" 63 —
"An Hour and a Six-Pack" flip 95
1974Country Bumpkin " 1 2 Country Bumpkin
"Between Lust and Watching TV" 11 15
1975 " It's Time to Pay the Fiddler " 1 1 ''It's Time to Pay the Fiddler
"She Talked a Lot About Texas" 13 5
"Jason's Farm" 12 7 ''Jason's Farm
1976 "Thunderstorms" 33 22
"MacArthur's Hand" 43 47
"Woman Don't Try to Sing My Song" 38 — I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
1977I Just Came Home to Count the Memories " 15 10
"Come See About Me" 23 47
"Helen" 53 — singles only
1978 "Throwin' Memories On the Fire" 51 —
"I'm Just a Farmer" 73 —
"Bits and Pieces of Life" 68 —
1979 "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" 71 —
"One Little Skinny Rib" 91 42
"The Room at the Top of the Stairs" 92 —
1982(w/ Billy Parker (singer)>Billy Parker ) 53 —
"Too Many Irons in the Fire" (w/ Billy Parker) 68 —
1986 "I Know It's Not Over" — — Stories of Life
"King Lear" 75 —

  • A"The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" also peaked at #64 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 .


  • Awards


  • 1974 in country music|1974 & mdash; Academy of Country Music - Song of the Year

  • 1974 in country music|1974 & mdash; Country Music Association - Song of the Year

  • 1974 in country music|1974 & mdash; Country Music Association - Single of the Year


  • References


  • http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/smith_cal/artist.jhtml Cal Smith at CMT.com


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    Category:Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductees

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