He was born in Belen,
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. In his teens he sang with friends George Bragg and Harry Jensen in a
Harlem,
New York City doo-wop group, The Persuaders. Later, the three formed the Willie Wright Trio. Wright then began performing as a solo singer and songwriter in clubs in
Greenwich Village, and also played
flute with
The Three Degrees. In 1976 he began performing for tourists and vacationers at
Nantucket. He decided to move there, and started to write more songs. The following year he recorded a second album,
Telling the Truth, in New York. The album was recorded at low cost in exchange for the singer recording some commercials, The interest that this generated, including comparisons with
Bill Withers, ==References==