Decca matrix NA 2717. It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels / Kitty Wells
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Kitty Wells (vocalist) | |
| Eddie Hill (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Shot Jackson (instrumentalist : electric steel guitar) | |
| Dorris Paul Warren (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Johnnie (Johnny) Wright (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Joseph S. "Joe" Zinkan (vocalist) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session note: All titles also issued on Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15239/1, CD BCD 15638/1. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Master renumbered by Decca as 82830. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Kitty Wells (vocals, vocal trio), with Dorris Paul Warren (fiddle), Eddie Hill (guitar, vocal trio), Harold Jackson (steel guitar), Johnnie Wright (bass), Joseph S. Zinkan (harmony vocals, vocal trio). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Decca 28232 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Decca ED-2163 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Decca 9-28232 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-60082 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9149 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Decca DL-5451 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-4010 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Decca DL-8293 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15239/1 | |
| 5/3/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15638/1 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 2717. It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels / Kitty Wells," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346435/NA_2717-It_wasnt_God_who_made_honky_tonk_angels.
Decca matrix NA 2717. It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels / Kitty Wells. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346435/NA_2717-It_wasnt_God_who_made_honky_tonk_angels.
"Decca matrix NA 2717. It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels / Kitty Wells." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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