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Billy Wright (musician)

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William Wright (May 21, 1918 or 1932 – October 28, 1991) was an American jump blues singer. [1]

26 relations: Atlanta, Billboard (magazine), Charles Brown (musician), Don Robey, Drag queen, Gospel music, Herman Lubinsky, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Houston, Jump blues, Little Richard, Master of ceremonies, Paul Williams (saxophonist), Peacock Records, Pulmonary embolism, Recording contract, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Savoy Records, Singing, Soul blues, Stroke, This Love of Mine, United States, World War II, Wynonie Harris.

Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (styled as billboard) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries.

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Charles Brown (musician)

Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced blues performance in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Don Robey

Don Deadric Robey (November 1, 1903 – June 16, 1975) - accessed May 2010 was an American record label executive, songwriter and record producer.

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Drag queen

A drag queen is a person who usually dresses in hyper-feminized or gender non-conforming clothing, and often acts with exaggerated femininity and in feminine gender roles for the purpose of entertainment.

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Gospel music

Gospel music is a genre of Christian music.

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Herman Lubinsky

Herman Lubinsky (born Hyman Lubinsky, 30 August 1896 – 16 March 1974) was an American radio station and music business executive who founded Savoy Records in New York City in 1943.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Songs is a record chart that ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Jump blues

Jump blues is an up-tempo style of blues, usually played by small groups and featuring saxophone or brass instruments.

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Little Richard

Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known as Little Richard, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, and actor.

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Master of ceremonies

A master of ceremonies, abbreviated M.C. or emcee, also called compère and announcer, is the official host of a ceremony, a staged event or similar performance.

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Paul Williams (saxophonist)

Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 – September 14, 2002) was an American jazz and blues saxophonist, bandleader, and songwriter.

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Peacock Records

Peacock Records was an American record label, started in 1949 by Don Robey in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism).

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Recording contract

A recording contract (commonly called a record contract or record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Savoy Records

Savoy Records is an American record company and label established by Herman Lubinsky in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.

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Soul blues

Soul blues is a style of blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s that combines elements of soul music and urban contemporary music.

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Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

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This Love of Mine

"This Love of Mine" is a popular American song that was first recorded in 1941 by Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Wynonie Harris

Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915, Omaha, Nebraska – June 14, 1969), was an American blues shouter and rhythm-and-blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Wright_(musician)

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