Kitty Wells Net Worth

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Kitty Wells Net Worth is
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Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star. Her Top 10 hits continued until the mid-1960s, inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s.Wells ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of Billboard's country charts, according to historian Joel Whitburn's book The Top 40 Country Hits, behind Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, and Tanya Tucker. In 1976, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1991, she became the third country music artist, after Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and the eighth woman to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Wells' accomplishments earned her the nickname Queen of Country Music.

Full NameKitty Wells
Date Of BirthAugust 30, 1919
Died2012-07-16
Place Of BirthNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
ProfessionSoundtrack
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJohnnie Wright
ChildrenBobby Wright, Ruby Wright, Carol Sue Wright
ParentsCharles Cary Deason, Myrtle Deason
AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Academy of Country Music Awards Cliffie Stone Icon Award
MoviesThe Legendary Ernest Tubb
Star SignVirgo
#Fact
1(September 27, 2009) Her oldest child, a daughter Ruby Wright, died from heart disease at age 69.
2Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 22, a son John Robert Wright (aka John Wright) on March 30, 1942. Child's father is her now late husband, Johnnie Wright.
3Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 21, a daughter Carol Sue Wright on June 12, 1941. Child's father is her now late husband, Johnnie Wright.
4Gave birth to her 1st child at age 20, a daughter Ruby Wright on October 27, 1939. Child's father is her now late husband, Johnnie Wright.
5Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976.
6Received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1991, the first female country singer so honored,.
7Inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall Of Fame in 2002.
8Recorded some of her biggest hits in the 1950s with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland.
9Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976.
10Formed the Kitty Wells/Johnny Wright Family Show in 1969; children Bobby and Ruby are part of the show.
11Her 1955 hit, "Makin' Believe," holds the record for most weeks at No. 2 on Billboard's country charts (15 weeks) without going to No. 1.
12Her other two Billboard country No. 1 hits were "One By One" (1954, duet with Red Foley) and "Heartbreak USA" (1961).
13In 1952, became the first female country singer to have a solo No. 1 hit on Billboard magazine's country charts, with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels." The song was a response to Hank Thompson's No. 1 hit that same year, "The Wild Side of Life."
14Created her stage name, Kitty Wells, when she married Johnny Wright in 1939.
15Country singer.
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Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
September 12th2017/Iperformer: "Jambalaya On The Bayou" post-production
The Aliens2016TV Series performer - 1 episode
312016performer: "We Buried Her Beneath The Willows"
The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA2014TV Movie documentary performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
The Marty Stuart Show2010TV Series performer - 1 episode
Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 12010Video performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
Crazy Heart2009performer: "Searching for Someone Like You" 1955, "Searching For Someone Like You"
Wicked Lake2008performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honkey Tonk Angels"
Opry Video Classics: Queens2007Video performer: "Makin' Believe"
Neal Cassady2007performer: "Christmas Ain't Like Christmas Anymore"
Biography2006TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The Devil's Rejects2005performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
Silent Voyeur2004performer: "Release Me" 1954
Sunshine State2002performer: "Makin' Believe" 1954
Men of Honor2000performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
Bastard Out of Carolina1996performer: "Searching For Someone Like You"
Needful Things1993performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
Northern Exposure1990TV Series performer - 1 episode
Mississippi Burning1988performer: "Making Believe"
Dolly1988TV Series performer - 1 episode
Desert Hearts1985performer: "AMIGOS GUITAR", "IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS" / writer: "AMIGOS GUITAR"
The Blues Brothers1980performer: "YOUR CHEATIN' HEART"
Coal Miner's Daughter1980performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
50 Years of Country Music1978TV Movie performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
September 30, 19551977performer: "Makin' Believe"
8th Annual Country Music Association Awards1974TV Special performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
The Johnny Cash Show1971TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Road to Nashville1967performer: "A woman half my age"
Flaming Creatures1963performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
Country Style, U.S.A.1958TV Series short performer - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Marty Stuart Show2010TV SeriesHerself - Special Guest
American Roots Music2001TV Series documentaryHerself
The Life and Times of the Women of Country1999TV MovieHerself
The Life and Times of Roy Acuff1995TV MovieHerself
The Roots of Country: Nashville Celebrates the Ryman1994TV SpecialHerself
The Women of Country1993TV MovieHerself
Nashville Now1987-1991TV SeriesHerself
The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards1991TV SpecialHerself
An All Star Salute to Country Music1990TV MovieHerself
22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards1988TV SpecialHerself - Performer
Dolly1988TV SeriesHerself
Austin City Limits1984TV Series documentaryHerself
Johnny Cash and the Country Girls1981TV MovieHerself
50 Years of Country Music1978TV MovieHerself
That's Country1977Herself
10th Annual Country Music Association Awards1976TV SpecialHerself - Hall-Of-Fame Inductee
Hee Haw1975TV SeriesHerself
8th Annual Country Music Association Awards1974TV SpecialHerself - Performer
The Johnny Cash Show1971TV SeriesHerself - Singer
That Good Ole Nashville Music1970TV SeriesHerself - Guest Performer
The Road to Nashville1967Herself (singer) (as Kitty Wells Show)
The Porter Wagoner Show1967TV SeriesHerself
The Jimmy Dean Show1966TV SeriesHerself
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar1965Herself
Country Style, U.S.A.1958TV Series shortHerself - Singer

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards2013TV SpecialHerself - In Memoriam
The Joy of Country2011TV MovieHerself
Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 12010VideoHerself
The Best of the Porter Wagoner Show! Classic Shows: Vol. 12008VideoHerself
Opry Video Classics: Queens2007VideoHerself
Biography2006TV Series documentaryHerself
Grand Ole Opry's Vintage Classics2005TV MovieHerself
Inside Fame2002TV Series documentaryHerself
CMT: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music2002TV Movie documentaryHerself
Bravo Profiles1999TV Series documentaryHerself
Dolly Parton: She Ain't No Dumb Blonde1997TV Movie documentaryHerself
America's Music: The Roots of Country1996TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself

Known for movies

Soundtrack

The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Men of Honor (2000)
as Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Mississippi Burning (1988)
as Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Crazy Heart (2009)
as Soundtrack

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