Betty Wright | |
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Birth name | Bessie Regina Norris |
Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | December 21, 1953
Died | May 10, 2020 Miami, Florida, U.S. | (aged 66)
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1956–2020 |
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Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020),[1][2] better known by her stage name Betty Wright,[3] 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.