Kitty Wells

Dead

Born: 8/30/1919 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Died: 7/16/2012
Age: 92
Cause of death: stroke

Full name: Ellen Muriel Deason Wright
Noted For: country singer; hits include "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" (1952), "I Can't Stop Loving You" (1958), "Heartbreak U.S.A." (1961). Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1974). Received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1991). Wife of country singer Johnnie Wright (1937-2011).