Betty Wright is known most for the Top Ten pop and soul hit "Clean Up Woman" (1971) and the Grammy-winning "Where Is the Love" (1975), two singles that barely indicate the breadth and depth of the lifelong Miamian's six-decade career. One of few singers who could be called both a powerhouse and a songbird -- she excited crowds with archetypal church-reared grit and left them spellbound by her whistle register -- Wright was also a songwriter of rare candor and additionally produced and arranged material for herself and artists she supported. Wright's Grammy-nominated recordings remarkably span 40 years, from "Clean Up Woman" to "Surrender," the latter from her final album, Betty Wright: The Movie (2011). Her work behind the scenes continued up to her death (in 2020), and can be heard on albums by Joss Stone, Lil Wayne, and DJ Khaled, three of the many figures who credited her as a mentor. Wikipedia
Betty Wright is known most for the Top Ten pop and soul hit "Clean Up Woman" (1971) and the Grammy-winning "Where Is the Love" (1975), two singles that barely indicate the breadth and depth of the lifelong Miamian's six-decade career. One of few singers who could be called both a powerhouse and a songbird -- she excited crowds with archetypal...