In 1952, Kitty Wells forever transformed the way women would be seen in the country music world. It was shortly after fellow country star Hank Thompson sang about a cheating fiancé (an ungodly “honky ...

Kitty Wells' first hit was banned from NBC radio and the Grand Ole Opry -- before becoming a hit, of course. 'It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels' was in response to a song about cheating women.

A masterfully conceived, beautifully delivered tribute to still surviving, 91-year-old, honky tonk queen Kitty. Nashville-born, New York-based Cantrell, a favourite of the late John Peel, exudes grace ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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 ...

Country music icon Kitty Wells died at her home in Nashville on July 16 of complications resulting from a stroke. She was 92. Known as the “Queen of Country Music,” Wells’ career spanned more than ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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 ...

NASHVILLE, July 17 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Kitty Wells, the "Queen of Country Music," died this morning at her home in Nashville surrounded by family members, of ...

Kitty Wells, a country singer with a piercing nasal twang who became one of the first female headliners in her profession and whose repertoire of tear-jerking songs about adultery and broken homes ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Singer Kitty Wells, whose hits such as "Making Believe" and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" made her the first female superstar of country music, died Monday. She was 92.