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  2. The Wild Side of Life - Wikipedia

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    "The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard country chart, [1] solidified Thompson's status as a country music superstar and inspired the answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty ...

  3. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Wikipedia

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    "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" is a 1952 country song written by J. D. "Jay" Miller, and recorded by Kitty Wells. It was an answer song to the Hank Thompson hit "The Wild Side of Life." First performed by Al Montgomery as "Did God Make Honky Tonk Angels" on the Feature label which was owned by songwriter J.D. Miller. [2]

  4. Hank Thompson (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) [1] was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.

  5. How Kitty Wells’ ‘It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels ...

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    The answer song to Hank Thompson's misogynistic "The Wild Side of Life" is just as sharp — and relevant — 70 years later How Kitty Wells’ ‘It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels ...

  6. Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1952 - Wikipedia

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    Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life" spent 15 weeks at No. 1 and was the No. 1 record of 1952 based on both retail sales and juke box plays. Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", which was an answer song to "The Wild Side of Life," ranked No. 4 on the retail sales chart.

  7. "Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes" - AOL

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    Jan. 3—LUMBERTON — OBIE Award winner Jason Petty brings "Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes" to the Carolina Civic Center in downtown Lumberton on Feb. 3. The show is a celebration of a musician ...

  8. Honky Tonk Angels - Wikipedia

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    Honky Tonk Angels is a collaborative studio album by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. It was released on November 2, 1993, by Columbia Records . [ 1 ] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 5, 1994, for sales of 500,000 copies.

  9. Kitty Wells singles discography - Wikipedia

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    Dropped from RCA in 1950, Wells signed with Decca Records and released the single "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" in 1952. [1] The song was an answer song to Hank Thompson's hit, "The Wild Side of Life", spending six weeks at number one on the Billboard Magazine Hot C&W Sides chart. [2]