Billy Wright

Person · Open Library

Works

6

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1932-05-21

Active to

1991-10-28

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

13,110

Total plays

56,364

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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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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