Terry Smith

b. c.1940, Cordell, Oklahoma, USA. Elevated in Denton, Tx, Smith got into education and became an British teacher. On the other hand, he was honing the build of songwriting. Over time he composed many a huge selection of music, adopting the technique of considering through the week and composing a melody every weekend. His melody, ‘Far-Side Banking institutions Of Jordan’, shows up in Robert Duvall’s film, The Apostle (1997), where it really is sung by June Carter Money who had initial documented it, with Johnny Money, in the 70s. This melody in addition has been documented by a great many other gospel, bluegrass and traditional nation performers, including Ernie Ashworth, Alison Krauss, the Statler Brothers and Smith himself, who included it on Appear WITHIN MY Hands. With some 80 recordings altogether of this melody, it is obviously his most widely known but he also composed ‘I Can’t LOOK FOR A Teach’, documented by Roy Acuff, ‘Lord, I’ve Been Prepared For Years’, documented with the Oak Ridge Children, ‘It Doesn’t State’, Kitty Wells, and ‘Ten Secs In The Saddle’, Chris LeDoux. Amongst others who have documented Smith’s materials are Smoky Dawson, Lonnie Lynne LaCour, the Lewis Family members and Elayne Otterson. Since retiring from teaching, Smith is becoming popular being a performer through the entire USA and in European countries, Australia and New Zealand. However, he remains most widely known for his songwriting. In 1995 and once again the following calendar year, Smith was called by the original Music Association as Songwriter Of THE ENTIRE YEAR. (NB: Never to end up being confused with the united kingdom jazz guitarist from the same name.)