Grammy Award Winning R&B Singer Betty Wright Passes Away At 66
Grammy award-winning R&B singer, Betty Wright has died at 66. The news of her passing, was shared by Wright's official Facebook page with a statement shared by an immediate family member.
Grammy
award-winning
R&B
singer,
Betty
Wright
has
died
at
66.
The
news
of
her
passing
was
shared
by
Wright's
official
Facebook
page
with
a
statement
shared
by
an
immediate
family
member.
The
statement
of
Facebook
read,
"On
Sunday,
May
10th,
2020,
our
beloved
mother,
grandmother,
sister,
godmother,
mentor,
friend
and
music
icon,
Betty
Wright
Transitioned
to
be
with
the
Lord."
"On
behalf
of
the
immediate
family,
we
would
like
to
say
thank
you
for
all
your
support,
prayers
and
outpouring
of
love
that
you
have
shown
for
our
beloved." It
also
asked
fans,
"out
of
respect
for
the
family,
we
would
like
to
keep
this
solemn
time
of
bereavement
and
loss
private."
The
New
York
Times
and
Billboard
reported
that
the
singer
succumbed
to
cancer
at
her
home
in
Miami.
Wright
was
known
for
singing
since
the
age
of
17.
Some
of
her
well-known
songs
are
Clean
Up
Woman,
No
Pain
No
Gain,
Tonight
Is
The
Night
and
more.
She
also
won
six
Grammy
nominations
with
one
win
for
Best
Rhythm
And
Blues
song
in
1976
for
Where
Is
the
Love?
She
reportedly
released
around
20
albums,
last
being
in
2014
titled
Living
Love
Lies.
It
also
featured
other
artists
like
Rick
Ross
and
DJ
Khaled.
Earlier,
Betty's
sister
Chaka
Khan
had
tweeted
that
her
"beloved
sister,
Betty
Wright,
is
now
in
need
of
all
your
prays." After
hearing
the
news
of
Betty's
passing,
John
Legend
tweeted,
"I
loved
being
around
Ms
Betty
Wright.
She
was
always
so
loving
and
giving
to
younger
artists.
Always
engaged,
always
relevant.
She
will
be
missed."