Details About Billy Ray Cyrus' First Marriage To Cindy Smith

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Billy Ray Cyrus met his first wife Cindy Smith while playing gigs at an Irontown, Ohio bar as part of the band Sly Dog. In his memoir, he reveals that Smith caught his eye after becoming a regular at his shows. “The first night I remember seeing Cindy she was wearing a small halter top and very short shorts,” he says. “With her sweet little face, greenish blue eyes, and that outfit, Cindy stood out among the crowd on the packed dance floor.”

The “She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore” singer eventually asked Smith out to dinner, recalling that their early relationship was all drugs, alcohol, and lust. “I remember it being like a nonstop party,” Cyrus writes. On one of their benders, Smith spontaneously suggested that they get hitched, an idea that the country star readily agreed to, adding that he’d play the Merle Haggard song “Roses in the Winter” to honor the occasion.

At the time of their unexpected nuptials, Cyrus and Smith had only known each other for about three months, with the Kentucky native revealing that he wasn’t even certain of his new wife’s maiden name at the time of their vows. While the beginning of their relationship was all fun and games, it was not smooth sailing all the way through.

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