Soul singer Betty Wright has died 소울 알앤비 가수 베티 라이트 사망
by 볕날선생2020. 5. 11.
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서울 알앤비 가수 베티 라이트(Betty Wright)가 암으로 세상을 떠났다. 향년 66세로 2020년 5월 10일 현지시각 베티 라이트는 미국 마이애미에 있는 자신의 집에서 눈을 감았다고 전해왔읍니다. 동료 가수인 샤카 칸은 "기도가 절실히 필요하다"면서 베티 라이트의 위독한 상태에 도움을 요청하기도 했었는데, 베티 라이트는 1953년 미국에서 태어나 1986년 '마이 퍼스트 타임 어라운드(My First Time Around)'로 데뷔했었죠. 노래 'Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do'가 실린 1집 앨범으로 빌보드 핫100에도 랭크하며 인기몰이 했고, 특히 '마이애미 소울의 여왕'으로 불린 그는 릴 웨인, 스눕독 등 핫한 예술가들과도 협업했었읍니다. 1975년에는 제18회 그래미 어워드에서 최우수 R&B 노래상을 수상했으며, 그의 죽음에 존 레전드는 "베티 라이트와 함께하는 것이 좋았다. 그녀는 후배 아티스트들을 배려하고 아꼈다"면서 베티 라이트를 그리워했고, 스눕독은 인스타그램에 베티 라이트의 생전 무대 모습을 올리고 몇 년 전 플로리다의 베티 라이트 집에서 모임을 가졌던 기억을 추억했읍니다. 고인의 명복을 빕니다.
Soul singer Betty Wright has died from cancer, according to reports from multiple media outlets.
Wright's family confirmed the death toEssence. She was 66 and died from cancer at her home in Miami,Billboard reported.
Wright had been diagnosed with endometrial cancer in the fall, Steve Greenberg, president of S-Curve Records, toldThe New York Times.
On May 2, singer Chaka Kahn tweeted that her friend Wright needed prayers. "My beloved sister, Betty Wright, is now in need of all your prays," the tweet said. "In Jesus Name We Pray for Sister Betty."
𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖐𝖆 𝕶𝖍𝖆𝖓
✔@ChakaKhan
Calling all my #PrayWarriors | My beloved sister, Betty Wright @MsBettyWright, is now in need of all your prays. “Que Sera, Sera | Whatever Will Be, Will Be” In Jesus Name We Pray for Sister Betty All My Love Chaka
She began singing gospel in a family group, the Echoes of Joy, and released her first album in 1968 at the age of 14 singing "Girls Can't Do What Guys Can Do."
After the dissolution of her previous label she created her own in 1985, Ms. B Records. She made history three years later when she became the first woman to have a gold record on her own label, her biography said.
Her music would be remixed and reworked to become a part of many modern songs such asMary J. Blige's"Real Love," Sublime's "Get Out!" and Afrika Bambaataa's "Zulu War Chant."
Tributes to the fallen songstress were widespread Sunday with many recalling her gifts for both singing and teaching.
Greenberg had worked with Wright on projects and said she was a great inspiration to upcoming performers. "She was an incredible writer, producer and mentor to young artists," Greenberg told The New York Times.
Skip Marley tweeted photos of Wright with his late father and with himself saying in part, "Rest in power to a legend, Betty Wright. Our beloved aunty, mentor and vocal coach."
Skip Marley✔@SkipMarley
Rest in power to a legend, Betty Wright. Our beloved aunty, mentor, and vocal coach
She stood by me every step of the way. Taught us so much. She will be missed.
Musician Sheila E. tweeted "She was an incredible woman. You will be missed queen."
Singer Ledisi shared a photo of Wright in her younger days on twitter, thanking her for "being a master teacher, a friend and one of the greatest female soul singers" in the industry.
ledisi✔@ledisi
Thank you for being a master teacher, a friend and one of the greatest female soul singers in our industry. You were so much more than your music. We were blessed to be around royalty. Thank you. I will never forget.
