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Kitty Wells

It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
1952 · via Ella Langley
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J.D. Miller wrote it and Kitty Wells cut it first in 1952, and the song kept getting passed hand to hand, through Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and even Paul Westerberg, before Ella picked it up. Start with Kitty and hear what everyone after her was answering to.

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First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 16, 2026.

Written by J.D. Miller.

First recorded by Kitty Wells in 1952.

Also recorded by Dolly Parton (1963), Lynn Anderson (1969), Loretta Lynn (1980), Paul Westerberg (2004).

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Ella Langley took on "It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." Long before her, who made the first recording of that song?Kitty Wells
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Facts from MusicBrainz and the Rabbit Hole Records crate. The counter notes are written by the clerk, an AI, from those facts only. General Admission 4 Us: start with an artist, leave with a rare cut.