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Kitty Wells

1919 - 2012

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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 country superstar. “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” would also be her first of several pop crossover hits. Wells is the only artist to be awarded top female vocalist awards for 14 consecutive years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Kitty Wells is the 2,227th most popular singer (up from 2,233rd in 2024), the 12,225th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,044th in 2019) and the 621st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kitty Wells ranks 2,227 out of 4,381. Before her are Nilüfer, Dave Williams, Dahyun, Stefanie Sun, Jeongyeon, and Yuri. After her are Teddy Park, Thomas Allen, Chris Fehn, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lydia Lunch, and Chiara Siracusa.

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Among people born in 1919, Kitty Wells ranks 332. Before her are Walt Hansgen, Pauline Betz, Joe Hunt, Tommy Lawton, Cecil Green, and Johnny Carey. After her are Alla Rakha, Ellen Stewart, Ernie Kovacs, Alan Cottrell, Nellie Connally, and Cornelia Fort. Among people deceased in 2012, Kitty Wells ranks 455. Before her are Dirk Bach, Mike Kelley, Arthur Jensen, Philippe Bugalski, Reginald Hill, and Eduard Ivanov. After her are Leslie Claudius, Alan McDonald, John Arden, Dubravko Pavličić, Alan Cottrell, and Fontella Bass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kitty Wells ranks 12,228 out of 20,380. Before her are Caroll Spinney (1933), Jeff Monson (1971), Robert M. T. Hunter (1809), Marilu Henner (1952), Louis Fischer (1896), and Clarence Birdseye (1886). After her are J. P. Donleavy (1926), Olive Borden (1906), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Ansel Elgort (1994), Pauline Frederick (1883), and Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kitty Wells ranks 621. Before her are Johnny Ace (1929), Lisa Fischer (1958), Jan Peerce (1904), T.I. (1980), Jack Harlow (1998), and Dave Williams (1972). After her are Chris Fehn (1973), Jimmy Witherspoon (1920), Lydia Lunch (1959), Jerry Vale (1930), Don Toliver (1994), and David Ruffin (1941).

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