Date of Birth
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21-December-1953
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Place of Birth
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Miami
(Florida, United States of America, Area codes 305 and 786, Area code 305, Area code 786, Miami-Dade County)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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BETTY WRIGHT, Wright, Betty, Betty Bright, Bright, Betty
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Profession
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Record producer, Singer, Musician
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Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright, is a Miami-based soul and R&B singer-songwriter, who won fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night". A pioneering singer-songwriter and entrepreneur, she remains one of the few black female musicians to produce a gold record on her own vanity label. She is adept at using the whistle register.
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