Kitty Wells was born on August 30, 1919 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She was married to Johnny Wright. She died on July 16, 2012 in Madison, Tennessee, USA.
In 1952, became the first female country singer to have a solo No. 1
hit on Billboard magazine's country charts, with "It Wasn't God Who
Made Honky-Tonk Angels." The song was a response to Hank Thompson's No. 1 hit
that same year, "The Wild Side of Life."
Received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1991, the first female country singer so honored,.
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976.
Country singer.
Created her stage name, Kitty Wells, when she married Johnny Wright in
1939.