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Charles Wright

real name Charles Williams Wright

Clarksdale, United States · b. 1940-04-06

Charles Wright is credited on 545 releases across 165 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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545

Credits

165

Albums

8

Decades active

292

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Biography

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Charles Wright, who was born in 1940 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, was a singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter and leader of the successful eight-member Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, which had been recruited from Watts in Los Angeles. His early experience came from working in "Strip Joints" playing Rock and Roll music, jamming with the greats of the Stan Kenton Band and touring with The Tab Smith Orchestra, the latter is probably the reason for his lyrical sound.
For the jazz guitarist, see Charles Wright

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Credited work

545 releases · 165 albums · active 1957–2025

  • Performance · 1,005
  • Production · 204
  • Other credits · 25

Studios: Gold Star Recording Studios, Inc. · Montreux Jazz Festival · Regent Sound Studios, New York City · Western Recorders

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