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Hello Vietnam by Johnny Wright

Künstlerbiographie Johnny Wright

Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. May 13 1914 – September 27 2011 Known By His Stage Name Johnnie Wright Was An American Country Music Singer-Songwriter Who Spent Much Of His Career Working With Jack Anglin As The Popular Duo Johnnie & Jack And Was Also The Husband Of Country Music Star Kitty Wells. Born In Mount Juliet Tennessee Wright First Performed With Anglin In 1936. In 1937 He Married Kitty Wells. The Two Along With Wright’s Sister Louise Performed As Johnnie Wright & The Harmony Girls. In 1939 Wright And Anglin Formed The Duo Johnnie & Jack. They Teamed Up Full-Time In The 1940s And Except For The Time Anglin Spent Overseas During World War II Remained Together For More Than Two Decades. In 1952 Johnnie & Jack’s "Poison Love" Took Them To The Grand Ole Opry Where The Duo Along With Wells Were Invited To Join And Where They Remained For 15 Years. Following Anglin's Death In An Automobile Accident In 1963 Wright Continued Performing And Releasing Records. After His Name Was Misspelled On A Record Label Wright Changed His Name From Johnnie To Johnny. Johnnie Wright Was A Founding Member Of The Country Music Association And Turned Down The Offer To Be It's First President. He Was Also Involved In The Effort To Build The Country Music Hall Of Fame. Sadly Johnnie Has Been Overlooked And Not Been Inducted Into The Very Hall Of Fame He Helped To Build. In 1964 He And His Tennessee Mountain Boys Had A Top 25 Hit With "Walkin' Talkin' Cryin' Barely Beatin' Broken Heart." The Following Year He Had Success With "Hello Vietnam" A No. 1 Hit. In 1968 He And Wells Recorded An Autobiographical Duet "We'll Stick Together" And Continued Playing Live Shows Together Through 2007. In 1983 Wright And Wells Opened The Family Country Junction Museum And Studio In Their Hometown Of Madison Tennessee. They Closed The Museum In October 2000 But Their Grandson John Sturdivant Jr. Kept The Junction Recording Studio Operating. Wright Joined Producers Randall Franks And Alan Autry For The 1991 CD "Christmas Time's A Comin'" Featuring The Cast Of The TV Series In The Heat Of The Night. He Performed Along With Kitty Wells And Bobby Wright On "Jingle Bells" With The Cast. In 1992 The Couple And Their Son Bobby Began Playing Together Again. On December 31 2000 The Duo Performed Their Farewell Concert At The Nashville Nightlife Theater In Nashville Tennessee. They Played To A Full House Of Fans Family And Friends That Included Ricky Skaggs The Whites Marty Stuart Connie Smith Leona Williams Larry Stephenson Tommy Cash Jack Greene Jean Shepard And Comedian-Impressionist Johnny Counterfit. Kitty Wells And Johnnie Wright Were Married On October 30 1937. Together They Had Three Children Two Daughters Ruby 1939–2009 And Carol Sue June 12 1941 Age 71 As Well As A Son Bobby. Each Of Their Children Enjoyed Minor Success Individually As Recording Artists—Carol Sue On A Mid-1950s Duet With Wells Titled "How Far Is Heaven" Ruby With A Hit Called "Dern 'Ya " An "answer Song" To Roger Miller's "Dang Me" And Bobby With A Series Of Country-Pop Hits In The Early To Mid-1970s Including "Seasons In The Sun" Covering Terry Jacks' No. 1 Pop Hit From 1974 . Both Bobby And Ruby Performed As Part Of Their Parents' Road Tour For Many Years. Johnnie Wright Died At His Home Of Natural Causes In Madison Tennessee On September 27 2011 Exactly Two Years After Older Daughter Ruby's Death And 33 Days Short Of His 74th Wedding Anniversary With Wells. Wright Had Been In Failing Health For Some Time. He Was Survived By His Wife Of 73 Years And Their 2 Surviving Children Bobby And Carol Sue Plus 8 Grandchildren 12 Great-Grandchildren And 3 Great-Great-Grandchildren. Wright's Widow Kitty Wells Followed Him In Death Less Than Ten Months Later On July 16 2012.

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