Kitty Wells
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 Angels," a response to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life." Its controversial pre-feminist lyrics, which blamed unfaithful men for creating unfaithful women, paved the way for Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette and established Wells as the first major female country star. Wells recorded a number of answer songs and remakes, but she has top-notch original material as well, including some of Harlan Howard's earliest hits. . 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 Angels," a response to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life." Its controversial pre-feminist lyrics, which blamed unfaithful men for creating unfaithful women, paved the way for Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette and established Wells as the first major female country star. Wells recorded a number of answer songs and remakes, but she has top-notch original material as well, including some of Harlan Howard's earliest hits.
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Top Songs |
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1. | It Wasn't God Who Made Honkey To.. | Country Legend: The Best of.. | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
2. | It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Ton.. | Country Music Hall of Fame .. | 2:33 | $1.29 | |
3. | Dasher With a Light Upon His Tail | Very Best of Christmas | 2:11 | $0.69 | |
4. | You and Me (feat. Red Foley) | Kitty Wells | 2:44 | $0.99 | |
5. | As Long as I Live (feat. Red Foley) | Kitty Wells | 2:31 | $0.99 | |
6. | Don't Wait the Last Minute to Pr.. | Songs for Thanksgiving | 2:42 | $0.99 | |
7. | I'm Counting On You | Golden Favorites | 2:18 | $0.99 | |
8. | You and Me | Golden Favorites | 2:44 | $0.99 | |
9. | One by One | Golden Favorites | 2:53 | $0.99 | |
10. | I'll Be All Smiles Tonight | Seasons of My Heart | 3:06 | $0.99 | |
11. | Leave All the Heartache to Me | Heartbreak U.S.A | 2:46 | $0.99 | |
12. | Best of All My Heartacehes | Heartbreak U.S.A | 2:28 | $0.99 | |
13. | Open Up Your Heart (and Let the Suns.. | Heartbreak U.S.A | 3:18 | $0.99 | |
14. | Heartaches By the Number | Heartbreak U.S.A | 2:56 | $0.99 | |
15. | Heart to Heart Talk | Heartbreak U.S.A | 2:11 | $0.99 | |
16. | Heartbreak U.S.A | Heartbreak U.S.A | 2:40 | $0.99 | |
17. | Lord, I'm Coming Home | Gospel Classics & Chris.. | 2:22 | $0.99 | |
18. | It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Ton.. | King of the Road: Country &.. | 2:31 | $0.99 | |
19. | Will Your Lawyer Talk to God? | Rock 'n' Roll, Pop .. | 2:27 | $0.99 | |
20. | Unloved Unwanted | Rock 'n' Roll, Pop .. | 2:21 | $0.99 | |
21. | Makin' Believe | Walkin' After Midnight .. | 2:49 | $0.99 | |
22. | Searching for a Soldier's Grave | American Country Legends - .. | 3:00 | $0.99 | |
23. | It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Ton.. | American Country Legends - .. | 2:20 | $0.99 | |
24. | Don't Wait the Last Minute to Pr.. | Vintage Christian Songs for.. | 2:42 | $0.99 | |
25. | Repenting | Christian Praise & Wors.. | 2:40 | $0.99 | |