You Voted: Greatest Country Song Reveled Nov 12, 2009
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, by Kitty Wells. Gentle On My Mind, by Glen Campbell. (ABC News)
John Denver tribute slated Saturday at Crockett Theatre Oct 8, 2009
Kenny will be joined by Terry Peevyhouse, bassist, who has played with Jack Green, Bob Luman, Kitty Wells and many other artists. Wayne Bridge, steel guitar, dobro and guitar, played eight years with Vern Gosdin. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Winners at 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards Aug 31, 2009
Aug. 30: Country singer Kitty Wells is 90. Actor Bill Daily ("I Dream of Jeannie," "The Bob Newhart Show") is 82. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Aug 27, 2009
Aug. 30: Country singer Kitty Wells is 90 ... 5: Aug. 30: Country singer Kitty Wells is 90. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Louisiana Hayride Gets Named To Music Hall Of Fame Aug 21, 2009
The show, which ran from 1948 to 1960, hosted such country music greats as Jimmie Davis, Floyd Cramer, Webb Pierce and Faron Young, who were regularly joined by top artists from Texas to Tennessee, including Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, George Jones, Johnny Cash andElvis Presley. The Louisiana Hayride will be inducted during a ceremony Saturday at the James Burton International Guitar Festival in Shreveport. (KWTX.com, TX)
Kitty Wells Exhibition to close June 14 May 31, 2009
NASHVILLE The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is preparing to dim the lights on Kitty Wells: Queen of Country Music, presented by Great American Country Television Network, which opened in the Museum s East Gallery on Aug.15, 2008. In anticipation of the exhibit s June 14 denouement, the museum is offering a packed May lineup of Wells-themed programs including a month-long series of film loops; a curator s exhibit talk on Friday, May 8; and the concert Fit for a Queen: Laura Cantrell... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Tommy Talton returns for live album's release Apr 4, 2009
Although not as well known as Gregg Allman, Dickie Betts, Chuck Leavell or Wet Willie's Jimmy Hall, singer-guitarist Tommy Talton played a key role in the development of the Macon sound with Cowboy, the group he formed with Scott Boyer, and by playing in sessions alongside Allman, Betts, Kitty Wells, Martin Mull and many others ... Although not as well known as Gregg Allman, Dickie Betts, Chuck Leavell or Wet Willie's Jimmy Hall, singer-guitarist Tommy Talton played a key role in the development... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Birthday bash for Bud Isaacs Mar 26, 2009
Isaacs says he also did recording sessions for Bing Crosby, Jimmy Dickens, George Morgan, Skeeter Davis, Porter Wagoner, Moon Mullican, The Wilburn Brothers, Red Sovine, Kitty Wells, Curtis Gordon, Foy Willing and with the Riders of the Purple Sage. After a long period of band and session work, Bud and his wife, Geri, started performing as a duo. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Jonas Brothers for tweens only Feb 28, 2009
And while were on the subject, Lovato makes Vanessa Carlton sound like Kate Bush, and Swift makes Carrie Underwood sound like Kitty Wells. Slideshow. (MSNBC -- News)
