Kitty Wells visited Australia for the first time in April 1998 and joined with Australia's Queen of Country Jean Stafford for 2 very special Concerts under the banner of "The Queens of Country Music", I heard the ladies in the audience at Comet, Queensland singing along with every word of every song to most all the songs.
A testament to the power of those lyrics. "Making Believe", "Some day I'll take home the Roses", "Searching", That say's it all", Wayward Wind" and the aforementioned "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" all echoed around the Queensland bush as the "Queens of Country Music" took the stage. At the grand age of 79, Kitty made the show a family affair. Her husband of 60 years and also a star of the Grand Ole Opry, Johnny Wright sang several of his hits, including "Poison Love" and "Stop the World". Their son, Bobby Wright (Willie, from TV's "McHale's Navy") had the crowd laughing with his "down home" humour, and amongst his repertoire gave us his hit "Here I Go Again". At the end of the show, Kitty was joined by Jean Stafford, to perform the duet version of "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" which has just been recorded in Nashville USA and released in Australia by Massive Records. A duet recording with Kitty Wells on It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels is the realisation of a childhood dream when, at the age of nine, Jean was inspired to sing and play guitar along with 'The Queen Of Country Music', on a little battery record player.
