NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Kitty Wells Remembered (NASHVILLE SKYLINE is a column by CMT/ CMT .com Editorial Director Chet Flippo.) Her legacy will always be her shattering of the glass ceiling for aspiring female country singers, but Kitty Wells lives on in a number of ways and in the work of many other women. Kitty Wells, country's first female superstar Kitty Wells, who died Monday at age 92, was born in Nashville to a family of country musicians, and within that simple truth lies a fascinating narrative. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," Wells' 1952 hit that was her first and most important, was as brash and defiant for its time as more celebrated musical revolutions to come involving Elvis Presley's thrusting hips and the Beatles ... 1st female country superstar Kitty Wells dies NASHVILLE, Tenn. Without Kitty Wells, there might be no Taylor Swift. Or Miranda Lambert. Or Loretta Lynn. She was THE pioneer, the first female singer with enough spunk and fire to get noticed in the male-dominated world of country music. Kitty Wells Ellen Muriel Deason Wright, known to the world as legendary "Queen of Country Music," Kitty Wells, 92, died on Monday, July 16, 2012. Kitty Wells, country music pioneer, dies ''It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels'' in 1952 was the first No. 1 country hit by a woman soloist Remembering Kitty Wells' Pillager concert Before country music stars filled stadiums and even before Loretta Lynn was a household name - there was Kitty Wells, the original queen of country music. The first woman soloist to score a No. Kitty Wells dies at 92; country music trailblazer Wells was one of the first women to have a significant effect on country music. She had a No. 1 hit with 'It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels' in 1952. Country singer Kitty Wells had been recording, touring and broadcasting without major success for more than a decade when she accepted an offer in 1952 to record one more song before she planned to turn her attention to staying at home and ... 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 ... Kitty Wells, Country Music's First Female Superstar, Dies at 92 The singer's career spanned eight decades, with hits including "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," a retort to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life." read more Don Rhodes: Remembering Kitty Wells Country music legend Kitty Wells, who died Monday, never thought of herself as a star.
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