NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Kitty Wells, the "Queen of Country Music" who opened the door to a host of female country music headliners, died on Monday at her home in Nashville of complications from a stroke ...

The death of Kitty Wells on Monday (July 16), at age 92, marked the passing of the first female star in the history of country music. In a simple statement on her website, Loretta Lynn writes, "Kitty ...

Kitty Wells, who died Monday in her home in Madison, Tenn., was known as a major figure in the early foundation of country music. WSJ's rock and pop critic Jim Fusilli explains on Off Duty how Wells ...

The singer's career spanned eight decades, with hits including "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," a retort to Hank Thompson’s “The Wild Side of Life.” By Erik Pedersen Kitty Wells - H 2012 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Without Kitty Wells, there might be no Taylor Swift. Or Miranda Lambert. Or Loretta Lynn. She was THE pioneer, the first female singer with enough spunk and fire to get noticed in ...

Jeannie Seely was a 12-year-old girl in rural Pennsylvania when she first heard Kitty Wells’ song “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.” It was 1952, and Wells’ unlikely hit was climbing the ...

Kitty Wells was a female trailblazer in country music at a time when being a female trailblazer in country music was brand new territory. Her status as the first real female country star earns her a ...

Johnnie Wright, a member of the innovative country vocal duo Johnnie and Jack and the husband and manager to singer Kitty Wells, died of undisclosed causes Sept. 27 at his home in Madison, Tenn. He ...

2024 was the year Ella Langley blew up. First, she and fellow Alabama native Riley Green went viral with their cheeky duet “You Look Like You Love Me.” Releasing her debut album, Hungover, Langley ...

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Kitty Wells, a singer dubbed the "Queen of Country Music," died on Monday at her Tennessee home, according to family members. She was 92. NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Kitty Wells, a ...

The singer's family said she died peacefully at home after complications from a stroke. Her solo recording career lasted from 1952 to the late 1970s and she made concert tours from the late 1930s ...