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 barrier for women 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 Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” would also be her first of several pop crossover hits. Wells is the only 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, Wells became the third country music artist, after Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and the eighth woman to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Wells' success and influence on country music garnered her the title "Queen of Country Music".
Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as KittyWells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down...
The singles discography of KittyWells, an American country artist, consists of ninety singles, nineteen B-sides, and two music videos. In 1949 she was...
Hello Kitty (Japanese: ハロー・キティ, Hepburn: Harō Kiti), also known by her real name Kitty White (キティ・ホワイト, Kiti Howaito), is a fictional character created...
discography of KittyWells, an American country artist, consists of thirty-six studio albums, eleven compilation albums, and one box set. Wells' first album...
lived briefly with Wells and her brother, John in Surrey. In 1940, Wells sent her to live with her mother and stepfather, who Wells thought would be better...
The KittyWells Story is a double album consisting of re-recordings of the greatest hits of KittyWells. It was released in 1963 on the Decca label (DXSB...
"Making Believe" is a country music song written by Jimmy Work. KittyWells recorded a chart-topping version in 1955. The song is on many lists of all-time...
Bailes Brothers, Johnnie and Jack, the Tennessee Mountain Boys with KittyWells, the Four Deacons, Curley Kinsey and the Tennessee Ridge Runners, Harmie...
"Mexican Divorce" – The Drifters (1962) "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God?" – KittyWells (1964) "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be – Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn (1965) "You...
her voice to a song on k.d. lang's album Shadowland with country stars KittyWells and Brenda Lee, "Honky Tonk Angels Medley". The album was certified gold...
weeks at number one. The single, featuring vocals from Wright's wife, KittyWells, was Wright's most successful release on the US country music charts...
Katherine Vissering "Kitty" Oppenheimer (née Puening; August 8, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was a German American biologist, botanist, and a member of the...
songs were recorded by many other artists during this period, including KittyWells and Hank Williams Jr. She signed with Monument Records in 1965, at age...
drinking as well as love and understanding. Sean O'Hagan of The Guardian commented that along with Minnie Pearl, Jean Shepard and KittyWells, Cline helped...
middle child and the only son of country singers Johnnie Wright and KittyWells. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Most of his...
"The Great Speckled Bird", Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life" and KittyWells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". The song became a hit all...
from the Carter Family, Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Webb Pierce, KittyWells, and the Louvin Brothers. On January 13, 2015 they performed together...
Day with KittyWells is a Christmas album recorded by country music singer KittyWells and released in 1962 on the Decca label (DL 4349). Wells was accompanied...
"Oh, So Many Years", and "Finally"; the latter two being duets with KittyWells. His 1954 recording of "Slowly" was one of the first country songs to...
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