Soul Betty Wright American Singer died at age 66
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Betty Wright has died at the age of 66.
The death of the soul singer was confirmed by her niece.
Last week, singer Chaka Khan asked people to pray for the Betty Wright.
She wrote on Twitter on May 3, "Calling all my #PrayWarriors. My dear sister, Betty Wright @MsBettyWright, needs all your prayers now."
Betty was a talented R&B singer who popularized the phrase 'aching no pain'.
The cause of his death is not yet known.
Legendary R&B and soul artist Betty Wright died at the age of 66, according to her niece. The cause of his death has not been revealed, but fans and friends, including Chaka Khan, prayed for nearly a week, saying that he was seriously ill.
Born in 1953 in Miami, Florida, Basie Regina Norris began as a family music singer in the early 1970s through hits such as Clean Up Woman and Where the Love,. Won Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1972. She won several subsequent Grammy nominations over the years, and was described as an artist by her record company Universal Music, who influenced and continues to influence a generation of female singer-songwriters. World of hip hop.
Betty has been described as one of the most underrated singers of her time by others in the industry.
Her hits includes 1971's Clean Up Woman, which she released when she was just 18, Let Me Be Your Lovermaker and Where Is The Love.
In the 1980s, Betty made a bold move by launching her own independent label, something that had never been done by a female artist before.It was after that that she recorded her song No Pain (No Gain), which went on to become a popular phrase.She broke ground again with her album Mother Wit, which went gold.
It was the first time an African-American female singer went to sleep on her own record label.She became the inspiration of many hit singers including Mary J. Blige and Joss Stone.Betty, born Basie Regina Norris, also recorded The Art of Love and War with Jose.
His singing career began at an early age when he began performing in Miami with his family evangelical group H of Joy.
She released her first solo album, My First Time Around, by the time she was 15.
At the time of the release of “Clean Up Woman,” Wright was 18 years old. Other hits from Wright’s back catalog include the songs, “Shoorah, Shoorah,” “Tonight Is the Night” and “Where Is the Love,” which won Wright a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. In the 2000s, Wright would score further Grammy nominations after co-producing Joss Stone’s first two albums. Wright performed with Stone on the song, “The Art of Love and War.”
Betty Wright has died at the age of 66.
The death of the soul singer was confirmed by her niece.
Last week, singer Chaka Khan asked people to pray for the Betty Wright.
She wrote on Twitter on May 3, "Calling all my #PrayWarriors. My dear sister, Betty Wright @MsBettyWright, needs all your prayers now."
Betty was a talented R&B singer who popularized the phrase 'aching no pain'.
The cause of his death is not yet known.
Legendary R&B and soul artist Betty Wright died at the age of 66, according to her niece. The cause of his death has not been revealed, but fans and friends, including Chaka Khan, prayed for nearly a week, saying that he was seriously ill.
Born in 1953 in Miami, Florida, Basie Regina Norris began as a family music singer in the early 1970s through hits such as Clean Up Woman and Where the Love,. Won Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1972. She won several subsequent Grammy nominations over the years, and was described as an artist by her record company Universal Music, who influenced and continues to influence a generation of female singer-songwriters. World of hip hop.
Betty has been described as one of the most underrated singers of her time by others in the industry.
Her hits includes 1971's Clean Up Woman, which she released when she was just 18, Let Me Be Your Lovermaker and Where Is The Love.
In the 1980s, Betty made a bold move by launching her own independent label, something that had never been done by a female artist before.It was after that that she recorded her song No Pain (No Gain), which went on to become a popular phrase.She broke ground again with her album Mother Wit, which went gold.
It was the first time an African-American female singer went to sleep on her own record label.She became the inspiration of many hit singers including Mary J. Blige and Joss Stone.Betty, born Basie Regina Norris, also recorded The Art of Love and War with Jose.
His singing career began at an early age when he began performing in Miami with his family evangelical group H of Joy.
She released her first solo album, My First Time Around, by the time she was 15.
At the time of the release of “Clean Up Woman,” Wright was 18 years old. Other hits from Wright’s back catalog include the songs, “Shoorah, Shoorah,” “Tonight Is the Night” and “Where Is the Love,” which won Wright a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. In the 2000s, Wright would score further Grammy nominations after co-producing Joss Stone’s first two albums. Wright performed with Stone on the song, “The Art of Love and War.”
