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Kitty Wells

Country music pioneer Kitty Wells was born Ellen Deason on August 30, 1919, in Nashville, Tennessee. She broke down many barriers for female country music performers and became the first female artist to top the country music charts. Kitty Wells began releasing singles in 1949 and had her first number 1 hit with “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” in 1952. She scored 16 Top 10 hits including “Paying for the Back Street Affair” (1953), “Making Believe” (1955), “Searching (For Someone Like You)” (1956), “I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1958), “Mommy for a Day” (1959), “Amigo’s Gui...