Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on 30 August 1919 - 16 July 2012) is a coun… Read Full Bio ↴Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on 30 August 1919 - 16 July 2012) is a country singer from Nashville, Tennessee, known as the Queen of Country Music. During the 1950s she was the only female vocalist to consistently hit the top of the country charts and her stardom was on the same level as the biggest male vocalists of the period.
Wells' success in the 1950s and 1960s was so enormous that she still ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts according to historian Joel Whitburn's book "The Top 40 Country Hits", behind Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, and Tanya Tucker. Wells was the third country music artist, behind Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991 as well as being the seventh woman and first Caucasian woman to receive the honor. In 1976, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Wells' success in the 1950s and 1960s was so enormous that she still ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts according to historian Joel Whitburn's book "The Top 40 Country Hits", behind Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, and Tanya Tucker. Wells was the third country music artist, behind Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991 as well as being the seventh woman and first Caucasian woman to receive the honor. In 1976, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Amigos Guitar Tonight they're singing in the villas tomorrow you'll be gon…
Guilty I've been accused convicted and condemned the trial's over a…
I Cant Stop Loving You I can't stop loving you so I've made up my…
I Gave Away My Wedding Dress Tomorrow was to be my wedding day But I gave my…
It Wasent God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels As I sit here tonight, the jukebox playin' The tune about…
Lonely Side of Town You're uptown tonight where all the bright lights glow Wher…
Making Believe Makin' believe That you still love me It's leaving me Alone …
One by One One by one we've broke each vow we made It was…
Release Me Please release me, let me go I don't love you anymore To…
Searching Searching, I've spent a lifetime, darling Searching, looking…
The Wild Side of Life You don't care what kind of life you live you…