Kitty Wells

Summary

Kitty Wells is a human^[1]. She was born in Nashville^[2]. She was born on August 30, 1919^[3]. She died in Madison^[4]. She died on July 16, 2012^[5]. She worked as a singer-songwriter^[6], singer^[7], and recording artist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (867 views/month, #6,935 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Kitty Wells was born in Nashville^[2].
• Kitty Wells died in Madison^[4].
• Kitty Wells was born on August 30, 1919^[3].
• Kitty Wells died on July 16, 2012^[5].
• Among Kitty Wells's spouses was Johnnie Wright^[10].
• A child of Kitty Wells was Ruby Wright^[11].
• A child of Kitty Wells was Bobby Wright^[12].
• Kitty Wells held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Kitty Wells worked as a singer-songwriter^[6].
• Kitty Wells's professions included singer^[7].
• Kitty Wells worked as a recording artist^[8].
• Kitty Wells's field of work was music composing^[14].
• Kitty Wells received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[15].
• Kitty Wells is recorded as female^[16].
• Kitty Wells's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Kitty Wells's genre is country music^[18].
• Kitty Wells's genre is folk music^[19].
• Kitty Wells's record label is recorded as RCA^[20].
• Kitty Wells's record label is recorded as Decca^[21].
• Kitty Wells's discography is recorded as Kitty Wells discography^[22].
• Kitty Wells's Commons category is recorded as Kitty Wells^[23].
• The cause of death was stroke^[24].
• Kitty Wells's family name is recorded as Wells^[25].
• Kitty Wells's given name is recorded as Kitty^[26].
• Kitty Wells's official website is recorded as http://www.kittywells.com/^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1919-08-30^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012-07-16^[31]

• Genre(s): country, country gospel, nashville sound, traditional country^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, country, country gospel, nashville sound, traditional country^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5a5eeab3-e4b7-42e9-8ae9-b90eeb210b96^[34]

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Origins and Family

Kitty Wells was born in Nashville^[2]. She was born on August 30, 1919^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[6], singer^[7], and recording artist^[8]. Kitty Wells's field of work was music composing^[14].

Recognition

Kitty Wells received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[15].

Personal Life

Among Kitty Wells's spouses was Johnnie Wright^[10]. Children include Ruby Wright^[11], a singer-songwriter^[35], 1939–2009^[36], of United States^[37] and Bobby Wright^[12], a singer^[38], b. 1942^[39], of United States^[40].

Death and Burial

Kitty Wells died on July 16, 2012^[5]. She died in Madison^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[24].

Why It Matters

Kitty Wells ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (867 views/month, #6,935 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

She has been cited as an influence by Dolly Parton^[43], a guitarist^[44], b. 1946^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the National Medal of Arts^[47], specialised in music composing^[48] and k.d. lang^[49], a singer-songwriter^[50], b. 1961^[51], of Canada^[52], awarded the Canada's Walk of Fame^[53], specialised in music composing^[54].

FAQs

Where was Kitty Wells born?

Kitty Wells's place of birth was Nashville^[2].

Where did Kitty Wells die?

Kitty Wells passed away in Madison^[4].

Who was Kitty Wells married to?

Kitty Wells's spouses include Johnnie Wright^[10].

What did Kitty Wells do for work?

Kitty Wells worked as singer-songwriter^[6], singer^[7], and recording artist^[8].

What awards did Kitty Wells receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[15].

Who did Kitty Wells influence?

Kitty Wells has been cited as an influence by Dolly Parton^[43] and k.d. lang^[49].