1st female country superstar Kitty Wells dies

Nashville : TN : USA | Jul 16, 2012 at 1:23 PM PDT

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Kitty Wells, the first female superstar of country music, has died at the age of 92. The singer's family says Wells died at her home Monday after complications from a stroke. Her recording of "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" in 1952 was the first No. FULL ARTICLE AT Arizona Republic

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