The song would later be a big hit for Kitty Wells.

Recorded by Kitty Wells and released later in 1952, that song, too, became a No. 1 country hit.

The show featured the latest country music videos and also interviews with popular performers, including Kitty Wells.

Along with Kitty Wells, she helped set the standard for later women in country music.

The song was originally intended for Kitty Wells, but Hill picked it up first.

Kitty Wells 1950s and 60s country music tunes still surprise unsuspecting listeners.

A dingbat across the aisle and Kitty Wells on the headphones.

Along with Kitty Wells, she helped pave the way for women as headline performers in the genre.

When Kitty Wells, country music's first woman superstar, started her career in the mid-40's, American culture was changing.

The 1950s was an era in which barriers were being broken by the likes of Kitty Wells.