Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells
Latest Release
- Jingle Bells (As Heard In '9-1-1')
- December 2023
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | It Wasn´t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels | ||
| 2 | How Far is Heaven | ||
| 3 | Heartbreak U.S.A. | ||
| 4 | After Dark | ||
| 5 | Release Me |
Albums
Jul 2023 • 13 songs
Aug 2022 • 6 songs
Aug 2022 • 16 songs
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Popular On
- Milwaukee's Best Country
About
Biography
One of the few country stars born in Nashville, Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason) had a string of hits from the '50s to the early '70s that earned her the title Queen of Country Music. She made her radio debut on Nashville's WSIX, where she met her future husband, Johnnie Wright of Johnnie & Jack. She began touring as part of Johnnie & Jack's show; Wright gave her the stage name, taken from an old folk ballad called "I'm A-Goin' to Marry Kitty Wells." Wells recorded unsuccessfully for RCA before switching to Decca, where she hit with 1952's "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk An...