In 1974, Smith scored with Country Bumpkin, which became the Country Music Association's song and single of the year and the Academy of Country Music's song of the year. Don Wayne wrote Country ...

The Boot extends our condolences to his family. Filed Under: Cal Smith Categories: Country Music News, R.I.P. 18 Years Ago: Jo Dee Messina Runs the Boston Marathon 18 Years Ago: Jo Dee Messina ...

Cal Smith -- who enjoyed a rich country career with some of the biggest ... California. He began his music career by performing at San Francisco’s Remember Me Cafe in 1947.

Cal Smith, a country hitmaker most well-known for the 1974 ACM and CMA award-winning hit 'Country Bumpkin,'' died on Thursday (Oct. 10) at the age of 81. While that chart-topper is his signature ...