Kitty Wells Biography
Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on 30 August 1919) is a country singer from Nashville, Tennessee, known as the Queen of Country Music. During the 1950's 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 1950's and 1960's 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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1 | Kitty Wells, 'Queen Of Country Music,' Dead At 92 Kitty Wells, known as the "Queen of Country Music," died on Monday at the age of 92 in Madison, Tennessee, after complications from a stroke. … | July 17, 2012 | |
2 | Kitty Wells the country star passes away (1919-2012) Country music legend Kitty Wells has passed away at the age of 92. According to family members, she passed away from complications of a stroke.Wells … | July 17, 2012 |
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