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Legendary R&B and soul performer Betty Wright has died at the age of 66.
Her cause of death has not been disclosed but social media posts have from fans and friends have been asking for prayers for her for about a week.
Wright was born Bessie Regina Norris in Miami, Florida, in 195. She got started singing gospel music with her family band before being discovered in the early 1970s.
She’s known for hits like “Clean Up Woman” and and her 1972 Grammy winning song “Where is the Love.
Her record label – Universal Music – described her as an artist who “influenced a generation of female singer-songwriters and continues to influence the world of hip hop.”
Check out the tributes to the legendary singer #BettyWright
Rest In Peace , Betty Wright 🕊👐🏾. I’m officially done with 2020 . #bettywright pic.twitter.com/UhwSEoaMp2
— ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴡ sᴜᴘʀᴇᴍᴇ 🤴🏽 (@armanivalore) May 10, 2020
Playing this bop in honor of #BettyWrighthttps://t.co/bgRxsJDUgK
— James E. Ford (@JEFordNCTOY) May 10, 2020
Just the worst Mother’s Day news ever. But I’m going to listen to this black angel all day today. RIP BETTY WRIGHT, the original clean up woman 😰🙏🏾 #BettyWright pic.twitter.com/Haa0Kqs3jI
— Jericho Brown (@jerichobrown) May 10, 2020
One of my favorite songs by you “No Pain, No Gain”🎶 R.I.P Queen Betty Wright 💔 #bettywright pic.twitter.com/MjuEppplwD
— Sunshine Agrinya (@SPECIAL_K2000) May 10, 2020
(Cover photo: Betty Wright, left, and Nicholas Collins attend the Little Dreams Foundation Annual Music Auditions at Estefan Kitchen on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 in Miami. (Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg/Invision/AP)
