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Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier for women in country music with her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts and turned her into the first female ...
The singles discography of Kitty Wells, an American country artist, consists of ninety singles, nineteen B-sides, and two music videos.In 1949 she was signed to RCA Victor Records, where she released her debut single, "Death at the Bar" also in 1949.
Wells made a cameo guest-vocalist appearance on a cover version recorded by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, for the album Honky Tonk Angels. [16] Early in her career, a then little known Parton also recorded a solo version of the song, including it on a 1963 Kitty Wells/Patsy Cline tribute album.
"Searching (For Someone Like You)" is a song written by Pee Wee Maddux, sung by Kitty Wells, and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 9-29956). In July 1956, it peaked at No. 3 on Billboard ' s country and western juke box chart. [ 1 ]
"Will Your Lawyer Talk To God" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Richard Johnson, sung by Kitty Wells, and released on the Decca label. In September 1962, it peaked at No. 8 on Billboard ' s country and western juke box chart. [1] [2] It spent 11 weeks on the chart. [1]
"Heartbreak U.S.A." is a 1961 song by Kitty Wells. The single became one of Wells' most successful releases as a solo artist. "Heartbreak U.S.A." was Kitty Wells' third and final number one on the US country singles chart, staying at the top spot for four weeks during a twenty-three week chart run. [1]
The Kitty Wells Show is a live album recorded at a concert by Kitty Wells, her son Bobby Wright, her husband Johnny Wright, singer Bill Phillips, and musicians Tommy Jackson, Paul Yandell and Odell Martin.
Shadowland is the debut solo album by k.d. lang, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music).The album included her collaboration with Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee on "Honky Tonk Angels' Medley" and was produced by Owen Bradley, who produced Patsy Cline's best-known work.