Kitty Wells
USA
Born: 30 August 1919
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Country
Styles: Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Country-Pop
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One of the few country stars born in Nashville, Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason) had a string of hits from the '50s to the early '70s that earned her the title Queen of Country Music. She made her radio debut on Nashville's WSIX, where she met her future husband, Johnnie Wright of Johnnie & Jack. She began touring as part of Johnnie & Jack's show; Wright gave her the stage name, taken from an old folk ballad called "I'm A-Goin' to Marry Kitty Wells." Wells recorded unsuccessfully for RCA before switching to Decca, where she hit with 1952's "It ...
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