Jason Kempin/Getty ImageFor many who are born in Nashville, being surrounded by country music is inevitable.
But not only did Conner Smith grow up listening to the genre, he was introduced to the music industry at a young age by his veteran broadcaster mom, Jennifer Vickery Smith.
"Growing up, my mom was a TV reporter on the local station. But she always loved country music, so she would really kind of raise her hand for all those jobs. She would interview songwriters and artists," Conner recounts to ABC Audio. "I remember she would go to number-one parties, and she d pull me out of school every now and then. I remember she pulled me out of school one day to go to the Why Don t We Just Dance Josh Turner number-one party."
As Conner embraced being a fly on the wall, he started analyzing interviews his mom had with hit songmakers which later sparked his passion for country songwriting.
"She would interview songwriters, these [legends like] Cra
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