Artist description Kitty Wells,The Queen of Country Music and Country Music Hall of Fame Member

Music Style County

Artist History First female singer signed to the Grand Ole Opy, First Country Female Singer to reach #1 with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels in 1952. Still making live appearnces with husband Johnny Wright of the Johnnie and Jack Duo.

Albums Over 70

Press Reviews Forever Young (Junction Records) Kitty Wells r e v i e w The liner notes on this release detail how this was a bit of a controversial recording back in 1974, when it was first released. It was thought to not be mainstream country (enough), nor within the traditional Kitty Wells style. But what may have sounded adventurous in the Seventies, sure comes off unquestionabley fine now. With all that's passed in country music since this album was first made, and with all the accumulated sins against country music committed by artists who don't remember the factors that make great country music great, this album is a shining example of what was absolutely right about the progressive steps Wells took back in '74. The title cut is that much-recorded Bob Dylan song, and since he's clearly one of America's best songwriters, why should she not have recorded one of his songs? Could this really have been a sticking point for traditionalists back then? She also had the good taste to record Otis Redding and Jerry Butler's "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" and Dan Penn's "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man," which are better known as soul songs. But since Wells sings with such a hurt in her voice, it's not too much of a stretch to label her as a kind of soul singer of sorts. Taking risks, like this recording, is what has kept Wells so forever young all these years. by Dan MacIntosh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to CD Reviews | Return to Roughstock ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reviews used by permission. The Roughstock Network, copyright 1993-2000 Roughstock Productions, All Rights Reserved. Refer questions about this site to: rodeo@roughstock.com FOR MORE REVIEWS GO TO THE JUNCTION RECORDS WEB SITE

Location Madison, TN - USA

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