#sammi smith

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Sammi Smith - Saunders Ferry Lane (1971)

Moody, lonely and haunting. Most famous for her version of Kris Kristofferson's Help Me Make it Though the Night, Sammi Smith was one the few women who were part of the Outlaw Country movement.

I find no present comfort for my pain

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Willie Nelson - Texas Opry House, Austin, Texas, June 29, 1974

We checked in with Kris and Rita last week, and included a little note from Willie Nelson. So here's this week's birthday boy a few years later. Ninety-one years old! Wild. And whaddaya know, Willie's on the road again this summer with some guy named Bob Dylan. Those two just can't quit! Thankfully!

Back in the summer of '74, Willie filmed a hometown show at the Texas Opry House with a somewhat stripped down Family band (where's Bobbie?!). An extremely sweet performance, to say the least, bouncing from buoyant barroom boogies to exquisitely rendered ballads. The latter category always reminds me that Willie is one of the greatest ballad singers this side of Frank Sinatra. There's something in the steely, resigned bitterness of his vocals on these tunes that gives them a wonderful extra dimension. You can't look away!

It's mostly good times, however, especially when Sammi Smith hops onstage for a few vibrant duets. Alas, as the uploader notes, the jam with Jerry Jeff Walker on “Up Against the Wall Red Neck Mother” has been lost. But have no fear! Here's Willie and Jerry Jeff playing it a little later in the year, captured in a video that's as blurry as your vision after a 12-pack of Lone Star Beer.

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52. Help Me Make it Through the Night by Sammi Smith debuted Jan 71 and peaked at number eight, scoring 1072 points.

Sammi was born in Orange, California, and grew up in Oklahoma. She charted once more, in 1972 but failed to make the top 40. Both her charters were written by Kris Kristofferson.

Gladys Knight and the Pips' 1972 remake peaked at number 33.

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This is a song originally written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album "Kristofferson" on June that year. Not much later after it, in November 1970, the female country singer Sammi Smith turned it into a hit, releasing her version of the country ballad in 1970 - by which she won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance (Female). Since then many great artists such as Johnny Cash,  Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tina Turner, Olivia Newton-John, Mariah Carey and many others gave their own renditions to this emotional ballad.

Elvis Presley released his version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night" in 1972 on his album "Elvis Now". ♥

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Sammi Smith's version (live):

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Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith

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Little thing from the AB discord I did: Cat Ear Mitsi! Currently the full saga.

First sketch. Tried both ways to draw the ears.

Victim joins the frey

Where does he think he's going? :)

Finally completed the trio

Might draw more if I have more ideas, but this is currently where I'll leave it.

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pre-series sammycore

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Trick Or Treat (1986)

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I gotta make a fankid wherever I go ig... Penny belongs to @veilmochi and Scotty belongs to @k14tt0n

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insomnia is kicking my ASS so here's my cat as hbowar

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Civil War (2024)

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Nick: Go on, give Sam a compliment.

Adrian: How do you expect me to do that?

Lizz: Just say something that you wish someone would say to you.

Adrian: Uhh… You are now unbanned from Free Ham Sandwich Day!

Sam, sobbing: Nobody’s ever said that to me before!

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Volume 1, Chapter 4, Pages 9, 10 & 11

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Sammy and the baby Sharks in one game? Just for me? Lovely 💕

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