Kitty Wells

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Object Details

maker

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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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6dbe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1271241