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- Male
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- United States
- Active from
- 1932-05-21
- Active to
- 1991-10-28
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Billy Wright (May 21, 1932 – October 28, 1991) was an American jump blues singer. Billy Wright was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Throughout his career, he was known as the "Prince of the Blues." He was a key figure in Atlanta blues after World War II and had a major influence on rock and roll pioneer Little Richard, whom he helped get his first recording contract. He recorded his last recordings in 1959. He continued to do shows around Atlanta until he suffered a stroke <a href="https://www.last.fm
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Billy
- Family name
- Wright
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Place of death
- Atlanta
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Savoy Records
- Image
- Billy Wright publicity photo for Peacock Records.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1932-05-21
- date of death
- 1991-10-28
- cause of death
- pulmonary embolism
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Article · Deutsch
Billy Wright (* 21. Mai 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia; † 27. Oktober 1991 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Sänger. Er hatte den Beinamen „Prince of the Blues“. Wright war eine der Hauptfiguren des Piedmont Blues nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und hatte wesentlichen Einfluss auf den späteren Rock’n’Roll-Star Little Richard, dem er zu seinen ersten Aufnahmen verhalf. Wrights erste Aufnahme Blues for My Baby stieg 1949 bis auf Platz 3 der Billboard-R&B-Charts. Weitere Hits waren u. a. Stacked Deck und Hey Little Girl (beide 1951). In der zweiten Hälfte der 1950er ließ der Plattenerfolg nach. Wright blieb weiterhin in der Musikszene Atlantas aktiv. Ein Schlaganfall Mitte der 1970 zwang ihn kürzerzutreten. Billy Wright starb 1991 in seiner Heimatstadt.
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