Kitty Wells, who paved the way for women in country music and was known as the "Queen of Country," died July 16, 2012. She was 92. NPR Music remembers Wells with a story from the 50 Great Voices ...

Kitty Wells started her career as a “girl singer” in the 1940s and ended it as the “Queen of Country Music,” a mantle she assumed in the early 1950s and wore until her passing Monday at the age of 92.

Kitty Wells, the preeminent female country vocalist of the 1950s, died in Nashville on Monday. She was 92. She was the first of a breed: The late historian Charles Wolfe wrote that Wells’ ’50s ...

When Kitty Wells walked into Owen Bradley’s recording studio on May 3, 1952, she wasn’t looking for much more than a quick, easy paycheck. Wells was burnt out, having dedicated the past ten years to a ...

Kitty Wells, the long-reigning “Queen of Country Music” and the first woman to reach No. 1 on the country chart with her attitude-changing hit “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” died Monday ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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 ...

Kitty Wells, who died Monday at age 92, was born in Nashville to a family of country musicians, and within that simple truth lies a fascinating narrative. Her story spans nearly a century, and its ...

On this day, November 8 1927, the early pop-country titan of industry known for the "Tennessee Waltz" was born in Oklahoma.

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 ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Kitty Wells, the “Queen of Country Music,” died this morning at her home in Nashville surrounded by family members, of complications from a stroke. She was 92. Among those ...