KITTY WELLS 1919 - 2012 Donate to the KITTY WELLS / JOHNNIE WRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP FUND make payment and send to: Goodpasture Christian School 619 Due West Avenue Madison, TN 37115

Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer.

Her Top 10 hits continued until the mid-1960s, inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s.

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.Lyric:As I si...

Kitty Wells (born August 30, 1919, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.—died July 16, 2012, Madison, Tennessee) was an American country music singer and songwriter who was the first female star of the genre. Deason sang gospel music in church as a child. In the 1930s she made her radio debut and took her stage name, Kitty Wells, from a Carter Family song.

'The Queen Of Country Music' Kitty Wells sings 'Making Believe' at the Grand Ole Opry in 1955. This song has been a #2 hit on Billboards country chart for Ki...

Kitty Wells’s singing style, with her gospel-touched vocals and tearful restraint, resonated with country audiences and helped her break industry barriers for women. Born Ellen Muriel Deason in Nashville, Wells’s country roots ran deep. Her father and uncle were country musicians, and her mother was a gospel singer.

Feb 2, 2022 · Kitty Wells changed country music forever, but even country fans may not know her real name. Wells was born Ellen Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919 in Nashville, Tennessee, as noted by The New York Times. She grew up in an environment merry with music, listening to the Grand Ole Opry and her father playing folk songs on the guitar.

Kitty Wells was born on August 30, 1919 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Mississippi Burning (1988) and Crazy Heart (2009). She was married to Johnny Wright. She died on July 16, 2012 in Madison, Tennessee, USA.

With the YouTube Music app, enjoy over 100 million songs at your fingertips, plus albums, playlists, remixes, music videos, live performances, covers, and hard-to-find music you can’t get...