Kitty Wells News

Says country music legend Merle Haggard of the state of today's genre: "The depth of the art form is pretty shallow." Most of the founders of country music are gone – Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, Roy Acuff – along with most of the original "outlaw" band of brothers that included Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.

Website: http://www.debbiecochran.com With musical influences like Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells and Reba McEntire, there's no denying that country recording artist Debbie Cochran is proving that her traditional roots are embedded in her music.

It can be interesting sometimes how great minds think alike. If you need proof of this, talk to Terri Clark about her new covers disc, entitled "Classic." "The president of my record label in Canada came to me and asked if I would do an album of country classics," she told Billboard, adding that the idea was one that she had dreamed of for a long ... (more)

Patsy Cline's singing was on the rise at the same time Kitty Wells' royal career was winding down.

Wanda Jackson presented a quandary for Capitol Records when she started recording for them in the 1950s.