If you’ve ever been to that house you got the best of both worlds.”Ĭampbell told the guests at the service to follow Wright’s example. “She was the only one that could call me and say, ‘Be easy on certain people’ because I am rough sometimes. “Betty was the only person that could put me in check,” Campbell continued. ‘I’m going to be with the Lord, Luke.’ And we talked about Jazz in the Gardens and we talked about people she loved. “There was not a day I didn’t have a conversation with her leading up the day this strong, black woman called me up to say ‘I’m going home to be with the Lord,” Campbell said as he broke into tears at the lectern. We were friends to the end.”Ĭampbell said they spoke nearly every day. “We would sit in the living room and she would cook the fish and she would say you need to make sure your catechisms are right and you need to read that book because if you are trying to be in this business you have to have an understanding of this business. “I remember the days on 10th Avenue,” Uncle Luke said. She also spotted Peter Brown in Miami and sang with him on his breakthrough disco/pop hits, “Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me” and “Dance With Me,” in 1978. While still in high school and soon after Wright helped discover Miami talents and bring them into the Miami-based TK Records stable - like George and Gwen McRae, whose hits, “Rock Your Baby” and “Rockin’ Chair,” respectively, were staples of mid-1970s pop and R&B radio. “Singing the song ‘Summertime’ aloud in a record shop landed Betty her first deal,” her sister said in the family obit. Wright’s siste said “Doing what came naturally” was what Betty was all about. May they Rest In Peace #RIPĪ post shared by Gloria Estefan on at 5:50pm PDT They will all be missed but their lives have forever changed the fabric of our planet. He was also incredibly sweet, welcoming and a lover of animals and his passion, magic. Last but not least is the epitome of survival, #RoyHorn of Siegfried and Roy who survived a vicious attack by one of his most beloved big cats while performing for his loyal fans but lost his fight with the invisible killer that is assailing our entire world. We worked closely on my #IntoTheLight album and her musical influence on my vocal performance is woven throughout that entire album, very especially, on the song, #ComingOutoftheDark She was still working hard and contributing to our musical landscape and was a bright light that will forever shine.
#BettyWright, the “Clean Up Woman”, was one of the first nationally successful singers from my hometown of #Miami, Florida. I had the great honor of performing with him and he was an incredibly kind and gentle soul apart from being a legendary singer and musician.
He influenced generations with his high energy, “bigger than life” style, unique voice and singular talent. What is the answer? How do we lessen the chance of this happening again? I believe that thoughts create reality and in elevating our way of thinking and behaving it can only help us to create the better reality for which we long. The ones who loved him will be forced to forever live with the pain of his absence. The first young man on the upper left is #AhmaudArbery, who had his life taken from him unjustly and will never get to fulfill his dreams. As a world we have experienced great losses throughout our existence but for the first time in history we now have the capability to collectively grieve the people that have left an indelible mark on our lives.
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