Betty Wright: Tributes paid as soul star dies, aged 66

[Omaha Steve]

Source: BBC

Mark Savage - BBC music reporter,

Chaka Khan, John Legend and Snoop Dogg have all paid tribute to R&B star Betty Wright, who has died aged 66.

The Grammy-winning star, whose hits included Clean Up Woman and Tonight Is The Night, had been battling cancer.

A powerful, soulful vocalist, she was one of the first singers to use the "whistle register", later utilised by Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande.

As a writer and producer, she also created hits for artists including Bob Marley, Gloria Estefan and Joss Stone.



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[FailureToCommunicate]

1. RIP Betty Wright. You were a big part of the soundtrack of our lives...

[GumboYaYa]

2. We saw Betty Wright with my daughter who was then 5-6 years old at Jazzfest in New Orleans.

My daughter fell in love with the song Cleanup Woman and sang it all the time. It was quite funny having a six year old belting out Cleanup Woman around the house. She thought the song was about a woman who liked to keep her room clean and that was a good thing.

I shed a tear when I heard this news.

[irisblue]

3. I loved her music🕯️