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It's not that there aren't many amazing vocalists in the field, and plenty of legends among them. But in terms of the pure gift of interpretation of taking virtually any song and making it a country song of class and distinction, Smith is it."<ref>{{cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|title=''The Essential Connie Smith'' > Review|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r233619|pure_url=yes}}|website=Allmusic|access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> Writers and journalists have also cited Smith as an integral piece of country music history. Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann categorized her as one of country's "heroines of heartbreak", due to her emotional vocal delivery. Bufwack and Oermann further stated that along with [[Tammy Wynette]], Smith was among the genre's "most towering country voices of the 1960s and 1970s" who "sang from the depths of despair" and "spoke for conservative Middle America in both music and life."{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=292}} Many artists in the country music industry have cited Smith as a significant musical influence or one of their favorite musical artists. [[George Jones]] cited Smith as his favorite female singer in his 1995 autobiography.<ref name="countryuniverse"/> [[Elvis Presley]] had many of Smith's albums in his record collection at his [[Graceland]] home and intended on recording Smith's version of "[[The Wonders You Perform]]", but never got around to doing so.<ref name="interview"/> In a discussion with country songwriter [[Fred Foster]], [[Dolly Parton]] famously said "You know, there's really only three female singers in the world: [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], and Connie Smith. The rest of us are only pretending."{{sfn|Escott|2001|p=1}} Smith has been given honors and achievements as part of her legacy. In 2002, she was ranked in the top ten of ''[[Country Music Television|CMT]]''s televised special of the ''40 Greatest Women of Country Music''.<ref>{{cite web |title=40 Greatest Women Announced |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1457238/40-greatest-women-announced/ |website=[[Country Music Television]] |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, she was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.<ref name="WV">{{cite web |title=Connie Smith |url=https://www.wvmusichalloffame.com/hof_csmith.html |website=West Virginia Music Hall of Fame |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref> Alongside [[Garth Brooks]], Smith was inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 2012. "Just to be in the company of the great [[Kitty Wells]] is enough," she commented after hearing the news.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Edward |title=Garth Brooks, Connie Smith Named to Country Music Hall of Fame |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1680526/garth-brooks-connie-smith-named-to-country-music-hall-of-fame/ |website=[[Country Music Television]] |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref> In 2015, she celebrated 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast. Her celebration was honored in a performance joined by [[Alison Krauss]] and [[Mel Tillis]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thanki |first1=Juli |title=Connie Smith celebrates 50 years with Grand Ole Opry |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2015/08/04/connie-smith-celebrates-50-years-grand-ole-opry/30567257/ |website=[[The Tennessean]] |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref> In 2017, she was ranked on ''Rolling Stone'''s list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time".<ref name="RS 100">{{cite magazine |last1=Johnston |first1=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |title=100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time (Lynn Anderson) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-country-artists-of-all-time-195775/lynn-anderson-2-196673/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> In March 2021, Smith's legacy was further cemented by the [[Library of Congress]], which added "Once a Day" to the [[National Recording Registry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=National Recording Registry Adds 'Rhythm Nation' Among 25 New Selections |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-015/national-recording-registry-adds-rhythm-nation-among-25-new-selections/2021-03-24/ |website=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref> In April 2021, Smith's husband, Marty Stuart, announced a documentary to be released about her life and career titled ''Connie: The Cry of the Heart''. "Studying the depth of what Marty and Connie have achieved in the industry and then discovering their ability to predict the business trends around their legacy makes me very excited to be part of what they are doing," said Nick Kontonicolas, who will help broadcast the documentary on his network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marty Stuart To Honor His Wife Connie Smith In New Television Production |url=http://www.noise11.com/news/marty-stuart-to-honor-his-wife-connie-smith-in-new-television-production-20210423 |website=Noise 11 |date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! 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