By Jordan Moreau 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 Billboard. Born Bessie Regina Norris, Wright adopted her stage name when she was just a kid.
With her siblings, she began singing in a gospel group, called the Echoes of Joy, at just two years old. They released an album in 1956, when she was three.
Wright switched from gospel to R&B at 11 years old and began singing at local talent shows in Miami. She signed to Deep City Records when she was 12.
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