Ruby Wright (country singer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ruby Wright (country singer)

American country singer (1939-2009)

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 27-Sep-2009

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Ruby Wright (country singer)

  • Ruby Wright (October 27, 1939 – September 27, 2009) was an American country music singer-songwriter.
  • Wright was the daughter of country singers Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright.
  • She sang with her parents as a young girl and at age 13, was signed by RCA Records as Ruby Wells because there was also a Ruby Wright who was a pop singer.In the mid-1950s, she became part of an all-girl trio, 'Nita, Rita and Ruby.
  • The Nita of the trio was Anita Carter of the well-known Carter Family.
  • Working with Chet Atkins, the young singers enjoyed some success on record.
  • Strictly a recording group, they did not make personal appearances or tours; Rita had a problem with stage fright which eventually meant the break-up of the trio.
  • After the trio disbanded, Ruby began singing with her sister, Carol Sue, as The Wright Sisters.
  • They were signed to a recording contract by Cadence Records also under the direction of Chet Atkins.
  • Ruby also made some recordings as Ruby Wells with her father and uncle as Johnnie and Jack and Ruby.
  • Her most successful single was "Dern Ya", an answer to Roger Miller's "Dang Me." She signed with Epic Records in 1966.
  • Wright recorded for Plantation Records and Scorpion Records, as well as other small labels during the 1970s.Wright died of heart-related illness on September 27, 2009, a month before her 70th birthday.
  • She was survived by her parents, Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells; son, Larry Stephenson; daughters, Kitty Ervin and Corrie (Brad) Cluck; brother, Bobby Wright; sister, Carol Sue Sturdivant; 3 grandchildren, Kourtney Wingert, Kaitlin Ervin and Brandon Ervin; great-grandchildren, Max Wingert and Aaron Key.
  • Her father, Johnnie, died on September 27, 2011, exactly two years after Ruby's death.

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