Velma Williams Smith

Velma Smith was an American country musician and guitarist.
Smith was the lone female member of the RCA Studio B's "A-team" of studio musicians during the era of the Nashville Sound. She played rhythm guitar on numerous top hits such as Eddy Arnold's "Make [the World Go Away]", Jim Reeves' "I [Love You Because |I Love You Because]" and Hank Locklin's "Please [Help Me, I'm Falling]".
Williams was born in Epley Station, Kentucky. She married Hal Smith in 1948 and took his surname. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was a member of the bands of Ernest Tubb, Carl Smith, and Hank Snow.
Velma Smith was inducted into the Musicians [Hall of Fame and Museum] in 2016.