Betty Wright, Grammy-Winning Soul Singer, Dies at 66

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Betty Wright, a soul and R&B singer best known for her ’70s hit “Clean Up Woman,” has died. She was 66. Wright died at her Miami home on Sunday from cancer, according to Billb…

Wright died at her Miami home on Sunday from cancer, according to Billboard.

Wright switched from gospel to R&B at 11 years old and began singing at local talent shows in Miami. She Wright’s breakthrough came with her single “Clean Up Woman” from her second album, “I Love the Way You Love,” released in 1971. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, sold more than a million copies and came in as the No. 49 song of 1972, according to Billboard.

 

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