Background
Billy Wright was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Billy Wright was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wright is considered one of Little Richard"s primary influences. Saxist Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams caught Wright"s act when the two shared a bill with Charles Brown and Wynonie Harris, and recommended him to record producer Herman Lubinsky of Savoy Records. Throughout his career, he was known as the "Prince of the Blues." He was a key figure in Atlanta blues after World 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, and then died of a pulmonary embolism, just before his 1991 Halloween Show at the Royal Peacock in Atlanta.
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