Priscilla Wright (singer), Date of Birth

    

Priscilla Wright (singer)

Canadian singer

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1940

Profession: singer, songwriter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Priscilla Wright (singer)

  • Priscilla Wright (born August 14, 1940 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian singer, most famous for the song "The Man in the Raincoat", which she first released in 1955, and re-recorded in 1988.
  • Wright's father was choir conductor and composer Don Wright, and her maternal grandfather was Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen.Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "The Man in the Raincoat" in 1955.
  • It sold over half a million copies in the U.S.
  • and hit No.
  • 16 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played by Jockeys".
  • Following this she spent 14 years singing with the Ontario group Moxie Whitney, and sang with The National Press and Allied Jazz. In 1991, she signed to Attic Records after a hiatus and released the album When You Love Somebody.
  • In 1993 she was nominated for a Juno Award for Most Promising Artist.

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