Terry Smith (8)

Country/bluegrass upright bassist, vocalist & songwriter. Terry Smith, born on June 15, 1960, grew up in North Carolina before moving to Nashville in his early teens in the 1970s. Beginning in a family band with his brother, Billy Boone Smith, and his parents, Pat & Hazel (Hazel Smith, Terry’s mom, was a songwriter and renowned country music journalist), he graduated swiftly to stints with bluegrass and country legends Jimmy Martin, [a1597818] and The Osborne Brothers. He also found time to pursue a separate career with his brother, recording a 1990 album for CBS that generated an early #1 video on CMT, following it with 1992’s Grass Section disc (made with friends and colleagues like Ronnie McCoury and Glen Duncan) and a 1996 Bill Monroe Tribute that included some of the Father of Bluegrass’s last recorded appearances. In 1999, the Smith brothers issued Voices Of The Mountain, with original songs that found a place in the repertoire of bluegrass favorites like the The Del McCoury Band and The Lonesome River Band. Terry has worked as a staff songwriter for EMI and Major Bob Music, and recorded with Marty Raybon, [a723466], IBMA Hall of Honor member [a1288830] and more. After a long tour of duty with Grand Ole Opry member Mike Snider (3), Terry joined The Grascals in 2004.