O.V. Wright
O.V. Wright
Top Songs
| 1 | A Nickel And A Nail [Single Version] | ||
| 2 | Trying to Live My Life | ||
| 3 | That's the Way I Feel About Cha | ||
| 4 | You Gotta Have Love | ||
| 5 | Eight Men And Four Women [Single Version] |
Albums
Dec 2016 • 7 songs
Feb 2016 • 10 songs
Jan 2016 • 9 songs
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The Heart & Soul of Memphis- Lima's Home for Real Oldies
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Biography
A truly incendiary deep soul performer. O. V. Wright's melismatic vocals and Willie Mitchell's vaunted Hi Rhythm Section combined to make classic Memphis soul during the early '70s. Overton Vertis Wright learned his trade on the gospel circuit with the Sunset Travelers before going secular in 1964 with the passionate ballad "That's How Strong My Love Is" for Goldwax in Memphis. Otis Redding liked the song so much that he covered it, killing any chance of Wright's version hitting. Since Wright was already under contract to Houston-based Peacock as a gospel act, owner Don Robey ...