10. Mai 2020
DIE US-AMERIKANISCHE R&B- UND SOULSÄNGERIN BETTY WRIGHT IST GESTORBEN
Die am 21. Dezember 1953 in Miami geborene US-amerikanische R&B- und Soulsängerin Betty Wright (bürgerlich Bessie Regina Norris) ist am 10. Mai 2020 ebenda gestorben. Wright erhielt 1975 einen Grammy für den Song «Where Is The Love», sechsmal war sie für einen Gramy nominiert. Wright begann ihre Gesangskarriere in der Familien-Gospelgruppe The Echoes of Joy. Berühmt wurde sie in den 1970er-Jahren mit Hits wie «Clean Up Woman» und «Tonight Is The Night». Neben ihrer eigenen Karriere unterstützte sie KollegInnen wie Stevie Wonder, Clarence Clemons, Stephen Stills, Peter Tosh, David Byrne und Erykah Badu als gefragte Background-Sängerin.
Soul Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66
Grammy-winning and oft-sampled vocalist also had hits with «Clean Up Woman,» «Tonight Is the Night» and «Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do»
Daniel Kreps
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/betty-wright-dead-obituary-997071/
Betty Wright, Iconic Soul and R&B Singer, Dies at 66
Wright earned a top 10 single in 1972 with «Clean Up Woman,» which peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100, and would go on to be sampled by numerous artists, including Mary J. Blige, Afrika Bambaataa and Sublime. By the mid-’70s, Wright had scored big with songs «Tonight Is the Night» and «Where Is the Love,» which earned her a Grammy for best R&B song in 1975.
Mitchell Peters
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9374947/betty-wright-iconic-soul-and-rb-singer-dies-at-66
In the 2000s, Wright made a resurgence and appeared on the show «Making the Bank,» mentoring the young group Danity Kane. She also did vocal production for other artists, including Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and Joss Stone. In 2005, she was nominated for best pop album at the Grammys for co-producing Stone’s «Mind Body & Soul» album.
Jordan Moreau
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/betty-wright-soul-rb-singer-dead-dies-1234603031/
Betty Wright, Soul Singer Who Mentored a New Generation, Dies at 66
Ms. Wright’s 1971 hit, «Clean Up Woman,» anticipated funk music’s transition into disco, and its syncopated, soulful sound created a template that found great chart success for the rest of the decade.
Rob Tannenbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/arts/music/betty-wright-dead.html
Singer with remarkable vocal range had been sampled by generations of hip-hop and R&B artists, including Beyoncé and Mary J Blige
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/10/betty-wright-us-soul-funk-rb-singer-dies-aged-66
La légende de la soul Betty Wright est décédée à 66 ans
La chanteuse est surtout connue pour les tubes «Tonight Is the Night» et «Where Is The Love».
Soul-Veteranin Betty Wright laut Medienberichten mit 66 Jahren gestorben
Mit «Clean Up Woman» landete die Grammy-Gewinnerin 1971 einen Hit.
https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/betty-wright-soul-veteranin-mit-66-jahren-gestorben-ld.1555937
Audios / Videos:
Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman & The Baby Sitter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nK6YJH1kmk&feature=emb_logo
Betty Wright – Tonight is the Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvn5idWuhE&feature=emb_logo
Betty Wright – Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZtkVj3JPaw&feature=emb_logo
Betty Wright – No Pain No Gain (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryM4ZK1OyYo&feature=emb_logo
Mehr:
https://www.facebook.com/MsBettyWright
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000059819
https://www.discogs.com/artist/97072-Betty-Wright
https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/betty-wright
https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/betty-wright
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Wright
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