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Sammi Smith

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The Resume

    (August 5, 1943-February 12, 2005)
    Born in Orange County, California
    Birth name was Jewel Faye Smith
    Recorded the single 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' (1971)

Why she might be annoying:

    She dropped out of school at age 11 to sing in nightclubs.
    She smoked heavily.
    Like many country artists, she had only one song cross over to the pop charts.
    In the long run, 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' did more for its writer, Kris Kristoferson, than her.

Why she might not be annoying:

    'Help Me Make It Through the Night' sold over 2 million copies.
    She became one of the few women in the country 'outlaw' movement and was called 'Girl Hero' by Waylon Jennings.
    She said, 'I've forfeited making the Top Ten 'cause I would only do songs I wanted to do.'
    Part Kiowa and Apache, she adopted two Apache children and established a scholarship for aspiring Apache physicians.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 19 Votes: 89.47% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 51 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying