Kitty Wells, better known as the "Queen of Country Music," died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday after complications from a stroke. She was 92.

Having started her country music career in the 1930s, Wells finally made a name for herself in 1953 with the hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." The song made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star. Her Top 10 hits continued until the mid-1960s.

Other notable hits from Kitty Wells include "Making Believe," "Mommy For a Day," "Your Wild Life's Gonna Get You Down" and "One By One." Throughout her career, Wells scored 35 top 10 country hits, recorded 50 albums and blazed a trail for other females in a genre that was then dominated by male performers.

In 1937, Wells went on to marry country music star Johnnie Wright, who died in 2011 at the age of 97. They had three children: two daughters, Ruby, who died in 2009 at the age of 69, and Carol Sue, and a son, Bobby. Wells and her husband -- lifelong members of the Church of Christ -- celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2007, a rare achievement for any couple and one of the longest celebrity marriages in history.

Kitty Wells is said to have paved the way for legendary female country singers such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette and Shania Twain, as well as modern singers Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood.

Reacting to Wells' death, Lynn said via Facebook that "Kitty Wells will always be the greatest female country singer of all times. She was my hero. If I had never heard of Kitty Wells, I don't think I would have been a singer myself. I wanted to sound just like her, but as far as I am concerned, no one will ever be as great as Kitty Wells. She truly is the Queen of Country Music."

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Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.

Kitty Wells, better known as the “Queen of Country Music,” died in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday, July 16, after complications from a stroke. She was 92-years-old.