From a Carlene Carter feature -
http://www.tricities.com/tri/entertainm ... ger/12456/
Aug. 7 ' 08
(extract)
So Carter presses on. She’s planning a tribute album to her 81-year-old father Carl Smith, who heralded and led country music’s honky-tonk era of the 1950s with such hits as “Loose Talk” and “Back Up Buddy.”
Carter said she has commitments from such singers as country’s Rodney Crowell, rock’s Elvis Costello and bluegrass’ Del McCoury to perform on the album. However, she’s not sure if her father will contribute. He retired from music in the 1970s and has rarely performed or recorded since.
“I wish he would,” she said.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Smith