Mar282024

Betty Wright

Bessie Regina Norris (born December 21, 1953 - died May 10, 2020), better known professionally as Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist born in Miami, Florida, who rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight is the Night". Wright was also prominent in regard to the use of whistle register, the highest human singing register. She influenced a generation of female singer-songwriters and also influenced the world of hip hop who sampled some of her more popular material. Read more on Last.fm

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# Title Plays
1Clean Up Woman
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2Shoorah! Shoorah!
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3Old Songs
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4Tonight Is The Night
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5Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do
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6Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!
28978
7Shoorah Shoorah
26733
8Pure Love
22270
9Where Is The Love
21529
10Interlude (Hallelujah)
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