Wright, O. V. (Overton Vertis), 1939-1980
URI(s)
Fuller Name
Variants
Additional Information
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
found: His We're still together [SR] p1979:label (O.V. Wright)
found: LC data base, 7-1-93(hdg.: Wright, O. V. (Overton Vertis), 1939-1980)
found: Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed.(Wright, O. V.; b. Overton Vertis Wright, Oct. 9, 1939, Memphis, Tenn., d. Nov. 16, 1980)
found: Electric blues, 1939-2005 : the definitive collection. Part 4, 1970-2005, p2011:container (O.V. Wright) booklet (Overton Vertis Wright; born October 9, 1939, Leno, Tennessee; died November 16, 1980, Mobile, Alabama; fronted the Memphis-based Five Harmonaires before joining the Sunset Travelers in 1957; moved to R&B in 1964)
found: Wikipedia, October 31, 2014(O.V. Wright; Overton Vertis "O.V." Wright; born October 9, 1939, Lenow, Shelby County, Tennessee; died November 18, 1980, Mobile, Alabama; American singer generally regarded as a blues artist by African American fans in the Deep South; also regarded as one of Southern soul's most authoritative and individual artists; his best known songs include "That's how strong my love is" (1964), "You're gonna make me cry" (1965), "Nucleus of soul" (1968), "A nickel and a nail" (1971), "I can't take it" (1971) and "Ace of spades" (1971))
found: O.V. Wright WWW site, October 31, 2014(image of grave marker shows death date of November 16, 1980) - http://www.ovwright.org/
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
1993-07-01: new
2014-11-01: revised
Alternate Formats
