Kitty Hawkins
1 record in the archive · 1966
About the artist
Kitty Hawkins (born Neva Jean Henze Wise, 4 May 1928 in Dakota, Illinois; died 22 November 2011 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Illinois) was an American country singer and songwriter who performed from the 1940s under the Kitty Hawkins name, appeared at the Grand Ole Opry and on WGN's National Barn Dance, took the Country Music Star of Tomorrow award in 1966, and wrote songs recorded by other country artists including the Wilburn Brothers before retiring from professional music to sing in churches and at special events. Her best-known record was "Good-Bye To Viet Nam", written by Tom T. Hall…