Sammi Smith

Age: 61

Summary: country music singer best known for her 1971 Grammy-winning country and pop crossover hit Help Me Make It Through the Night written by Kris Kristofferson whose recording was also voted Single of the Year by the Country Music Association, who often performed in the mid-1970's with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and whose other hits included Then You Walk In (1971) and Today I Started Loving You Again (1975).

Cause of Death: Emphysema

Born: August 5, 1943

Died: February 12, 2005

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma