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Kitty Wells

It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

1952 · via Ella Langley

Kitty Wells’ 1952 recording of “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” is the earliest release on file. J.D. Miller is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Lynn Anderson (released 1969), Loretta Lynn (released 1980) and Paul Westerberg (released 2004), among 92 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Kitty Wells – It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
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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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Credited writer: J.D. Miller.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1952.

Other recordings on file · first release year

92 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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

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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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