Betty Wright News and Photos

Betty Wright - Danger High Voltage

Tue, September 25 2012 4:42pm - Source: BBC Music

With her incredible combination of innocence and sass (and, allegedly, an IQ of 191), Betty Wright , 'the queen of Miami soul', was something of an old-timer by the time she released 1974's Danger High Voltage at the age of 21.

Betty Wright & The Roots

Sun, July 08 2012 7:53pm - Source: Squeeze My Lemon

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Album: Betty Wright & The Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie (S-Curve)

Fri, July 06 2012 11:39pm - Source: The Independent - Music

This is a different case from the others, however: rather than try and find some new sonic backdrop to showcase Wright's still powerful vocals, her co-producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has opted to replicate the slinky light-funk style that characterised her earlier hits, a Miami sound originally marked by Hamilton Bohannon's keyboards and Little Beaver's rhythm guitar.

Della Humphrey :: Don’t Make The Good Girls Go Bad

Tue, June 19 2012 3:17pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

Della Humphrey's voice is powerful and deliberate.

BETTY WRIGHT: BEST FOOT FORWARD

Wed, May 30 2012 4:42pm - Source: Soul Sides

She has such a deep catalog but I've been hella lazy in exploring it and given the quality of it, that's rather embarrassing.

Betty Wright: Lil Wayne Has 'Total Recall,' LP Is a 'Movie'

Wed, December 21 2011 4:49pm - Source: The BoomBox

If Betty Wright comes off as no-nonsense, abrupt even, she's not in a rush to apologize about it.

Popdose 2011: Kelly Stitzel’s Favorite Albums (And More)

Wed, December 14 2011 4:05pm - Source: Pop Dose

I made a bold declaration when I first heard this album upon its release a few months ago that it would be my favorite album of 2011 and that has proven to be true.

Betty Wright & The Roots: Grapes On A Vine

Thu, November 24 2011 12:33pm - Source: CHROMEMUSIC

Great to see or rather hear Betty Wright back in Action.

Betty Wright Teams With the Roots

Wed, November 23 2011 8:32pm - Source: Rolling Stone

This video montage, set to one of the album's many funky tracks, "In the Middle of the Game (Don't Change the Play)," finds the 57-year-old singer thoroughly enjoying herself as she poses for a photographer.

Betty Wright & The Roots – “Grapes On A Vine” (Feat. Lil Wayne)

Thu, November 10 2011 9:14pm - Source: Stereogum

The Movie , the '70s soul legend teams up with the Roots, whose ?uestlove co-wrote and co-produced the entire album.

Singer Betty Wright Teams With Roots, Snoop, Lil Wayne on LP

Mon, November 07 2011 8:20pm - Source: The BoomBox

An old-school soul great with plenty of new-school friends and admirers, Betty Wright has teamed with the Roots to record her first solo album in a decade.