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Betty Wright, nacida Bessi Regina Norris [1] (Miami, Florida, 21 de diciembre de 1953 -ibid., 10 de mayo de 2020) [2] [1] fue una cantante estadounidense de soul y r&b. Considerada como uno de los máximos exponentes del panorama musical del soul en Miami durante la década de los años 1970 y principio de los años 1980.
- 10 de mayo de 2020 (66 años), Miami (Estados Unidos)
- Cáncer
- Bessie Regina Norris
10 de may. de 2020 · Betty Wright, the soul singer who helped define the Miami sound of the 1970s, has died. She passed away on May 10, Mother's Day, at age 66. Friday, March 22 2024
10 de may. de 2020 · Redacción El Universal. Ver perfil. La gran voz del soul y el R&B, Betty Wright , ha muerto este 10 de mayo, a los 66 años, en su casa en Miami tras padecer cáncer, confirmó Billboard. Con su voz, dio un toque único a temas como “After the pain”, “Tonight is the night” y “Where is the love”.
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Early life and career
Born in Miami, Florida, as Bessie Regina Norris on December 21, 1953, Wright was the youngest of seven children of Rosa Akins Braddy-Wright and her second husband, McArthur Norris. Wright began her professional career at the age of two when her siblings formed the Echoes of Joy, a gospel group.Wright contributed to vocals on the group's first album, released in 1956. Wright and her siblings performed together until 1965, when she was 11 years old. Following the group's break-up, Wright, who w...
Breakthrough
About a year later, Wright released her signature song "Clean Up Woman", written by Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke and recorded when she was 17. The record reached number two on the R&B charts, where it stayed for eight weeks. It crossed over to the pop charts, peaking at number six and staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks. It eventually sold over 1 million copies and was certified gold on December 30, 1971, nine days after the singer turned 18. Wright struggled with a successful fo...
1980s and 1990s
Wright's other albums at the end of the 1970s were less successful, and by 1981, as TK began to struggle, she moved to a bigger label, signing with Epic, where her self-titled album was released. The album was notable for the minor Stevie Wonder-composed hit, "What Are You Gonna Do with It". The same year, she contributed vocals on Richard "Dimples" Fields' Dimples album, especially on the hit "She's Got Papers on Me". In 1983, she released the album Wright Back at You, which featured composi...
Wright was married three times and had five children. In 1976, Wright married Jerome McCray and together they had a daughter. Wright and McCray divorced in 1981. Wright was married to Patrick Parker from 1982 until 1983 and together they had two children. Wright was married to Jamaican musician Noel Williams, better known as King Sporty, from 1985 ...
Several of Wright's works have been sampled over the years by hip hop, rock and R&B musicians. In 2008, Sheek Louch of The Lox used both the live version of "Tonight Is The Night" and "Pure Love" in his song "Good Love". In 1992, Wright sued the producers behind Color Me Badd's breakthrough hit "I Wanna Sex You Up" after claiming they used the samp...
Studio and live albums
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Compilation albums
1. The Very Best of Betty Wright (Rhino Records, 2000) 2. The Essentials (Atlantic, 2002)
Betty Wright at AllMusicBetty Wright discography at DiscogsBetty Wright Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection(2017)11 de may. de 2020 · La cantautora estadounidense Betty Wright, considerada una de las reinas de la música soul, murió a los 66 años, meses después de haber sido diagnosticada de cáncer. Según el empresario...
10 de may. de 2020 · La cantante estadunidense, reconocida por ser una de las máximas exponentes del soul, murió a los 66 años, informó su sobrina al portal TMZ, aunque no explicó las causas del deceso. Te recomendamos...
