Sammi Smith

Actress

Date of birth : 08/05/1943

Date of death : 02/12/2005

City of birth : Orange, California, USA

Grammy winner Sammi Smith was a leading country female vocalist during the 1970s. Her biggest hit was the million-selling definitive version of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make it Through the Night" which earned her the Grammy for "Best Country Vocalist Performance - Female" and "Single of the Year" from the Country Music Association in 1971. The song was a number one country record in Billboard magazine and also made the pop top ten. She was the mother of actor/singer Waylon Payne.