Comment on Hazel Smith, 83, Matriarch of Country Music, Is Dead

BILL FRISKICS-WARREN, NY Times: Music
Thu, 03/22/2018 - 2:35pm

Hazel Smith, 83, Matriarch of Country Music, Is Dead

A freewheeling songwriter, journalist, confidante and more, she was credited with coining the phrase “outlaw country” to describe a raw new sound.