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Also known as Jewel Faye Smith

American country singer (1943–2005)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21

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46,318
Total plays
248,572

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Sammi Smith (August 5, 1943 - February 12, 2005) was a country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Fay Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson. She became one of the few women in the "outlaw country" movement during the 1970s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sammi+Smith">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Smith
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Orange
Place of death
Oklahoma City
Occupation
songwriter
Instrument
voice
Record label
Columbia Records
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Commons category
Sammi Smith
date of birth
1943-08-05
date of death
2005-02-12
cause of death
pulmonary emphysema
start of work period
1968-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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