"Kitty Wells, Makin' Believe" ----- The definitive biography of the first woman in country music to breakthrough the male barrier and achieve a #1 country hit, with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," the most popular answer song ever recorded. Her disc came in answer to another #1 record, Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life."
Kitty Wells, the senior surviving member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, more recently was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in recognition of her many accomplishments. She saw her single " . . . Honky Tonk Angels" become a Grammy Hall of Fame Record, as well.
This bio also includes the story of Johnnie & Jack (her husband and brother-in-law), who were named the 1950s' top country duo, thanks to their hits such as #1 "Oh, Baby Mine," "Poison Love" and "Stop the World and Let Me Off."
There's lots more, including their complete discography, career ups and downs, and sidebars on their children Bobby Wright of ABC-TV's "McHale's Navy" fame; Ruby Wright, who hit with "Dang Me" and "Billy Broke My Heart At Walgreen's (And I Cried All the Way To Sears)"; Sue, who shared a hit single "How Far Is Heaven" with her Mom; and Bill Phillips, their 15-year front man, who recorded the first hits written by Dolly Parton: "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" and "You're Known By the Company You Keep" (both Top 10 singles for Phillips).
All this and more . . . watch for "Kitty Wells, Makin' Believe," a piece of Americana.
