O.V. Wright

A incendiary deep soul performer. O. V. Wright’s melismatic vocals and Willie Mitchell’s vaunted Hi there Rhythm Section mixed to make traditional Memphis soul through the early ’70s. Overton Vertis Wright discovered his trade for the gospel circuit using the Sunset Travelers prior to going secular in 1964 using the passionate ballad “That’s How Solid My Love Can be” for Goldwax in Memphis. Otis Redding loved the song a lot that he protected it, eliminating any potential for Wright’s version striking. Since Wright had been under agreement to Houston-based Peacock like a gospel work, owner Don Robey demanded his come back, and after that, Wright made an appearance on Robey’s Backbeat subsidiary. Wright’s sanctified audio oozes sweet spirit for the spine-chilling “You’re Gonna Make Me Cry,” a 1965 smash, nonetheless it got Memphis maker Willie Mitchell to wring the very best regularly from Wright. Making use of Mitchell’s surging home tempo section, Wright’s early-’70s Backbeat singles “Ace of Spades,” “A Nickel along with a Toenail,” and “I CANNOT Consider It” rank among the most effective Southern soul of the period. No disco bandwagon for O. V. Wright — he held directly on pouring out his feelings with the ’70s, convincing his faithful that “I’d Rather Become (Blind, Crippled & Crazy)” and that he was “Into Something (Can’t Tremble Loose).” Sadly, he evidently was — medicines have frequently been cited as leading to Wright’s downfall; the spirit great died of them costing only 41 years in 1980.