Claim: Ellen Muriel Deason, born on August 30, 1919 at Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., was active from 1936 to 2000 as an American female country music (rooted from genres such as blues and old-time music) singer.
Evidence: (1919-08-30)August 30, 1919
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. 1936–2000 Ellen Muriel Deason (30 August 1919 – 16 July 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that takes its roots from genres such as blues and old-time music, and various types of American folk music including Appalachian, Cajun, and the cowboy Western music styles of Red Dirt, New Mexico, Texas country, and Tejano.