which received Song of the Year Awards from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. Later career Smith continued to have success with MCA Records into the late 1970s including the Top 20 singles "Between Lust And Watching TV" (1974), "She Talked A Lot About Texas" (1975), "I Just Came Home To Count The Memories" (1977), and "Come See About Me" (1977). After this he continued to have minor successes that included "The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire" in 1979. Smith released his last album, Stories of Life by Cal Smith, in 1986 on Step One Records, where he scored a minor hit that year with "King Lear". Personal life In 1977, Smith joined entrepreneur Larry Schmittou and other country music stars, such as Conway Twitty, Jerry Reed, Larry Gatlin, and Richard Sterban, as investors in the Nashville Sounds, a minor league baseball team of the Double-A Southern League that began play in 1978. Smith and his wife, Darlene, lived in the Branson, Missouri area. Smith died in Branson on October 10, 2013. He is survived by Darlene, his son Calvin, five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Jimmie Todd. Discography Albums Singles A"The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" also peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. Awards 1974 — Academy of Country Music - Song of the Year 1974 — Country Music Association - Song of the Year 1974 — Country Music Association - Single of the Year 2007 - Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame - Inductee References External links Cal Smith at CMT.com 1932 births 2013 deaths People from Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Musicians from Oakland, California American country singer-songwriters American country guitarists American male guitarists MCA Records artists Decca Records artists Kapp Records artists Guitarists from California 20th-century American guitarists Country musicians from California Country musicians from Oklahoma 20th-century American male musicians American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma Singer-songwriters from California