- In 1952, became the first female country singer to have a solo No. 1 hit on Billboard magazine's country charts, with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels." The song was a response to Hank Thompson's No. 1 hit that same year, "The Wild Side of Life."
- Received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1991, the first female country singer so honored,.
- Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976.
- Country singer.
- Created her stage name, Kitty Wells, when she married Johnny Wright in 1939.
- Her other two Billboard country No. 1 hits were "One By One" (1954, duet with Red Foley) and "Heartbreak USA" (1961).
- Her 1955 hit, "Makin' Believe," holds the record for most weeks at No. 2 on Billboard's country charts (15 weeks) without going to No. 1.
- Formed the Kitty Wells/Johnny Wright Family Show in 1969; children Bobby and Ruby are part of the show.
- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976.
- Recorded some of her biggest hits in the 1950s with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland.
- Inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall Of Fame in 2002.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 20, a daughter Ruby Wright on October 27, 1939. Child's father is her now late husband, Johnnie Wright.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 21, a daughter Carol Sue Wright on June 12, 1941. Child's father is her now late husband, Johnnie Wright.
- Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 22, a son John Robert Wright (aka John Wright) on March 30, 1942. Child's father is her now late husband, Johnnie Wright.
- (September 27, 2009) Her oldest child, a daughter Ruby Wright, died from heart disease at age 69.
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