Kitty Wells

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Horenstein, Henry
Description
The "Queen of Country Music," Kitty Wells, (Ellen Muriel Deason, b. 1918) emerged in 1952 as the first female country vocalist to win and sustain major stardom. Her release, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,"--a lyrical response to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life"--was a hit. Wells and her husband, Johnny Wright, continued to work a full schedule well into the 1990s.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Horenstein, Henry
negative
1983
print
2003
ID Number
2003.0169.073
accession number
2003.0169
catalog number
2003.0169.073
Object Name
photograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm
Place Made
United States: New Hampshire, Reeds Ferry, Lone Star Ranch
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Record ID
nmah_1271241
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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The Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells, (b. 1918) emerged in 1952 as the first female country vocalist to win and sustain major stardom. She continued to work a full schedule well into the 1990s.
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