(ThyBlackMan.com) Betty Wright’s voice felt like both a conversation and a sermon. She didn’t just sing—she told the truth, pulling from real life, heartache, joy, and soul-deep wisdom. Growing up ...

News of the soul singer's death was shared on Sunday morning by her niece Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017.

Wright, a Miami native, peaked at No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and No. 2 on the R&B charts in January 1972 with "Clean Up Woman,' her signature hit a song that was released in late 1971. The song was ...

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Adding to a difficult weekend for the music world, legendary R&B singer Betty Wright has died at the age of 66. Tracking back to the late 1960s, Wright began her career at the age of 14 when she ...

Betty Wright, the R&B and soul singer who released songs like “Clean Up Woman” and “Tonight Is the Night” died on Sunday at the age of 66, her niece confirmed on Twitter. “My auntie was a legend…. she ...

Betty Wright, an influential singer whose soulful voice won her a Grammy Award for Where Is The Love, has died at age 66. No cause of death was revealed by her niece, who confirmed her death. Beyond ...

Legendary soul and R&B singer Betty Wright died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. She was 66. Wright's niece confirmed the news to multiple media outlets. The news comes a week after Chaka Khan ...

Betty Wright, the Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter whose influential 1970s hits included “Clean Up Woman" and “Where is the Love,” has died at age 66. Wright died at her home in Miami on ...