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Betty Wright

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The Resume

    (December 21, 1953-May 10, 2020)
    Born in Miami, Florida
    Recorded the singles 'Girls Can't Do What Guys Do' (1968), 'Clean Up Woman' (1971), 'Baby Sitter' (1972), 'Let Me Be Your Lovemaker' (1973), 'Where Is The Love?' (1975), 'Tonight Is The Night' (1975), 'Shoorah! Shoorah!' (1976), 'Tonight Is The Night (Live)' (1978), 'Pain' (1986), 'No Pain, No Gain' (1988), 'After The Pain' (1988), 'From Pain To Joy' (1989) and 'Baby' (with Angie Stone, 2007)
    Backing vocalist on Peter Brown's 'Dance With Me' (1978), Stevie Wonder's 'Hotter Than July' LP (1980) and Gloria Estefan's 'Coming Out Of The Dark' (1991)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was a child gospel star turned R&B singer.
    Outside of 'Clean Up Woman' she had little pop success.
    She performed with Bruce Willis at a series of Planet Hollywood openings.
    She appeared in Sean Combs' show 'Making the Band' as a vocal coach for Danity Kane.

Why she might not be annoying:

    'Clean Up Woman' hit #6 on the pop chart, #2 on the R&B chart and sold over a million copies.
    She won a Grammy for R&B Song of the Year for co-writing 'Where Is The Love?'
    She was a special guest at several concerts during Bob Marley's 'Survival' tour (1979).
    She set up Ms. B Records and became the first woman to earn a gold record for a release on her own label with the album 'Mother Wit.' (1988)
    Her 21-year-old son Patrick was murdered (2005).
    She successfully sued Color Me Badd for sampling 'Tonight Is The Night' without her permission on their hit 'I Wanna Sex You Up' and won 35% of the royalties.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 66 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 126 Votes: 63.49% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying