Customer Reviews

Queen of Country Music

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I love Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline and I intend to listen to them for the rest of my life, but there is no female country singer I love more than Kitty Wells. In fact, with the possible exception of Hank Williams there is no country singer male or female who I like as much. There are so many perfect songs here, so many great musicians backing her, so much heartfelt emotion that I know I haven't even begun to digest everything these CDs have to offer. This is country music unpolluted (it seems) by a desire to appeal to the pop music audience. I am a middle class man in my late twenties who grew up in Seattle and I have never even traveled to the south, but for some reason when I listen to her music I feel like I'm getting inside the songs. Everything just comes together so perfectly - the beautiful simplicity of the the songs themselves, the musicians backing her with minimalist grace, and then Kitty Wells herself who, like Billie Holiday or Robert Johnson, just sounds like she believes so strongly in what she's saying.

I just have one complaint to air that does not concern the contents of this CD. I wonder why there are so few Kitty Wells CDs available? There are a handful of budget CDs all with more or less the same songs on them and then there is maybe one or two decent 17 song collections with a few additional tracks. So basically if you are getting into Kitty Wells you've got to jump from one of these CDs to this 100+ track box set. I suppose one can take comfort in the fact that there's enough quality material here to make it very worth it. Sure, the best songs are in the first 10 years of her career, but there's hardly a bad song on any of these CDs.

This box set contains the literal birth of country music for female artists. These selections are songs that earned Kitty the title of the queen of country music. Any true fan of country music must have this collection. the material is classic and as it is heard, a chapter in American history and the evolution of country music is revealed. Long live the Queen

Kitty Wells' recordings are difficult to find in this area, which I feel is sad. Here is a great artist, who has brought pleasure to millions, and continues to do so, but is not appreciated the way she deserves. I recently attended one of her preformances in Brown County, Indiana, and was delighted to view the crowd that came to honor Kitty. I did not have time to wait to purchase her recordings and have been to every local distributor to try to obtain the material that I am seeking, only to be told that it will have to be ordered. It is a shame to find that it is so difficult to purchase good traditional musical materials.

Thank God for Bear Family Records. This box set is their project covering the true Queen of Country Music, and like all of their undertakings, this one delivers. Kitty Wells requires no introduction, but like all of the Bear family Box Sets, this one includes a large color booklet covering the discography, recording career, and even personal life of Kitty. Of course, her biggest hits are here, including "It Wasn't God...." and "Heartbreak, USA", but just as importantly, her earliest recordings are here to. And, her outstanding duets with none other than Mr Red Foley are here as well. You just can't go wrong with this set. Get it, play it, and enjoy it. A+

I got this for my December birthday. It has so many tracks that are so good. Some I had not heard before even though I've always been a Kitty Wells Fan. My only disappointment was it didn't include many of her classics from the early to late '60's. But to include everything the Queen of Country has done would be so expensive. Maybe we need a Volume 2 box set!

As Hank is the king, kitty is still the queen. Fine representation of Kitty, only covers songs to 1958, but brings out some incredible gems
TQ

I have 26 Kitty Wells 33 albums at present. Most have been played them enough to tape. I still think she is still queen of country music. I enjoy her music.This is great slection of her song she released.

Amazon has this exact same Bear Records box listed under a different AZIN number for about $18 less. I didn't try putting both versions in my cart to see if they actually listed differently - but one should beware...