Betty Wright
Betty Wright | |
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Wright in 1976 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bessie Regina Norris |
| Born | December 21, 1953 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 2020 (aged 66) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1956–2020 |
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Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teenager, Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night". Wright was also prominent in her use of whistle register.