This Country Legend Broke Gender Barriers, But What She Did Right Before She PassedI Cant Believe It Kitty Wells (Ellen Muriel Deason) was born in 1919 and passed away at age 92 in 2012. Kitty Wells was on of the first country singers to break the female barrier in 1952. The song that did it was It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels. This song also made her the first female country singer to top the US country charts. She had many more top 10 hits throughout the 1960s. Wells is consistently voted as a top 10 country female artist of all-time. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976. In 1991 she received the Grammy Lifetime achievement Award. She is called the Queen of Country Music. She definitely deserves the title, and to be honored in any way possible. Kitty Wells was truly amazing, and revolutionized country music for female artists. Ten years before her passing Kitty and her husband opened up the Family Country Junction Museum and Studio. They began recording their own music, and even got some younger folks to come and record. The couple announced their official retirement in 2000 when Kitty performed for the last time. The recording studio lives on today and is run by Kittys son. Her music is part of the Library of Congress Recording Registry, and she will live on forever. Did you love Kitty? 