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How Kitty Wells’ ‘It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels’ Became Country’s Greatest Diss Track
- The answer song to Hank Thompson's misogynistic "The Wild Side of Life" is just as sharp — and relevant — 70 years later
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14 Baby Names Inspired By Country Music Stars
14 Baby Names Inspired By Country Music Stars
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Kitty Wells, country music star, dies at 92
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Kitty Wells, the "Queen of Country Music" who opened the door to a host of female country music headliners, died on Monday at her home in Nashville of complications from a stroke. She was 92. Among those mourning her passing was Loretta Lynn, whose own rise to popularity came after Wells, who paved the way for strong female voices in country music. "Kitty Wells will always be the greatest female country singer of all times," said Lynn in a statement released on her web site
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Kitty Wells, Country Music’s First Female Superstar, Dies at 92
Kitty passed away peacefully, after complications from a stroke. Read on for details. Kitty Wells, the first female superstar of country music, died Monday, July 16. Her family said she passed away peacefully at home in Madison, Tenn. after complications from a stroke. Kitty’s solo career began in 1952 and lasted until the late 1970s. [...]
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Country Superstar Kitty Wells Dies at 92
Country music's first female superstar, Kitty Wells, died on Monday at the age of 92.
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1st female country superstar Kitty Wells dies
Without Kitty Wells, there might be no Taylor Swift. Or Miranda Lambert. Or Loretta Lynn.
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