Signed 50's Grand Ole Opry Picture History Book Kitty

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Hello t! Welcome to my autograph auctions! This is for a Vintage and original Grand Ole Opry HIstory book from the 50's signed by Kitty Wells Ray Price Jack Anglin of Johnny and Jack Harold Morrison and one other also the original owner attached clippings of the death of Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins Assumed the scrapbook was from the 50's but may be early 60's no date on book Kitty Wells (born Ellen Muriel Deason on August 30 , 1919 ) is an American Country Music Singer . Her 1952 hit recording " It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels " has not just been named a classic, but also made her the first female Country singer to top the U.S. Country charts, and turned her into the very first female Country star. Her Top 10 hits continued up until the mid-60s, inspiring a long list of future female Country singers to come to fame in the 1960s.Kitty Wells was the woman who singlehandedly established the wealth of the female Country music singer, thanks to 1952's "Honky Tonk Angels". Although the song was such a big hit, Wells was not just a one-hit-wonder. She continued to chart again and again with solid Top 10 hits throughout the 50s and 60s. Other big hits include, "One by One", "Makin' Believe", "Searchin' (For Someone Like You)", "Amigo's Guitar", "Mommy for a Day", "Heartbreak USA", "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God" , and "You Don't Hear".Kitty Wells' success in the 1950s and 1960s was so enormous that she still ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts according to historian Joel Whitburn 's book "The Top 40 Country Hits", behind Dolly Parton , Loretta Lynn , Reba McEntire , Tammy Wynette , and Tanya Tucker . Wells was the third country music artist, behind Roy Acuff and Hank Williams , to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991 as well as being the seventh woman and first Caucasian woman to receive the honor. In 1976 , she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame . Wells' accomplishments earned her the moniker " The Queen of Country Music", and though she hasn't had a hit in decades, and is more or less retired, this title is still largely undisputed in the country music industry. Contents [hide ] 1 Early Life & Rise to Success 2 The Success of "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" 3 The Height of Her Career In the 50s & 60s 3.1 String of Honky Tonk Ballad Hits in the 50s 3.2 The Changing Times In the 60s 4 Later Career & Life Today 5 Discography 5.1 Singles 6 References [ edit ] Early Life & Rise to Success Wells was born Ellen Muriel Deason in Nashville, Tennessee in 1919, long before Nashville earned its reputation as "Music City U.S.A.". She was also one of the few Country singers born in Nashville. Music was a very important part of her family's life, and at age 14, she took up playing the guitar . In her teens, Wells debuted on WSIX , a Nashville-area radio station . T at the radio staion, Wells met singer Johnnie Wright , who would later gain fame as half of the duo of the Country group Johnnie and Jack . The two eventually married while Kitty was eighteen years old in 1937.She sang with Johnnie and his sister Louise Wright and the three of them toured on the road as Johnnie Right & the Harmony Girls . Soon Johnnie Wright met Jack Anglin and the two later formed the duo they became best known for called Johnnie and Jack . With the addition of Jack Anglin, the band became known as the Tennessee Hillbillies and then became the Tennessee Mountain Boys . Soon Jack Anglin and Johnnie's sister Louise married. In 1942 Anglin was drafted to fight in World War II and the band was temporarily split up. While Anglin was away, they toured and Kitty took on a stage name that she would be known as for the rest of her life. Wells took the stage name from the old Folk tune "My Sweet Kitty Wells".When Jack Anglin returned from the Second World War th... read more

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