Emma Smith
Emma Smith is a bluegrass and gospel singer, guitarist ,and songwriter from Hindman, Kentucky. She began singing gospel music and playing guitar as a teenager. She made early appearances on radio station WKCB in Hindman and on television in nearby Hazard. She recorded her first album, Angel Mother, in 1972. Larry Sparks began performing some of her songs, which led to a recording contract, and she released a series of bluegrass and gospel albums from 1981 into the 2000s. She sang on recordings by Larry Sparks, Dave Evans, Kenny Baker and Josh Graves. SPBGMA named her Songwriter of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year in the traditional category. She later retired to Florida.
In the newsletter
- No. 18 Winter 1999