On this day, August 30, 1919, Kitty Wells was born.
Kitty Wells
1974 publicity shot of Kitty Wells
Born: August 30, 1919; Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: July 16, 2012 (aged 92); Madison, Tennessee
Associated acts Red Foley, Webb Pierce, Johnnie Wright, Ruby Wright, Loretta Lynn, Jean Stafford
Website:
Kitty Wells official website; accessed September 10, 2014.
Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 July 16, 2012), known professionally as
Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a female barrier in country music with her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country superstar. It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels would also be her first of several pop cross over hits. Wells is the only female artist to be awarded top female vocalist awards for 14 consecutive years. Her chart topping hits continued until the mid-1960s, paving the way for and inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s.
Wells ranks as the sixth-most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts, according to historian Joel Whitburn's book The Top 40 Country Hits. In 1976, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1991, she became the third country music artist, after Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and the eighth woman to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
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manbehindthescreen
Published on Jun 12, 2010
Miss Kitty Wells sings her big 1952 #1 hit 'It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels' at the Grand Ole Opry. The songwriter was Jimmy D. Miller.
Kitty Wells-- It Wasn't God who made Honky Tonk Angels
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Brian White
Published on Feb 4, 2014
The Queen of Country Music Kitty Wells singing her signature song, It Wasn't God who made Honky Tonk Angels.
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