Ginny Wright was an American

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singer. She was born in Twin City, Georgia during the 1930s, first sang in glee clubs, and studied

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. She began performing country music in the early 1950s. Her first

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was on the Triple A label, following her discovery by deejay

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. Wright next signed with the new Fabor label on the West Coast, recording a duet with

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, "

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" (Fabor 101), which spent 22 weeks on ''Billboard's'' country charts in early 1954, peaking at No. 3. One year later she returned to the hit parade with another duet, "

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" (Fabor 117), this time with

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, which did even better. Over a 26-week run on ''Billboard's'' country charts, it peaked at No. 2. It was her second top 10 duet and her final chart appearance. After taking a break from her career in the mid-1950s to raise a family, Wright entered country music in the 1960s, cutting a few singles for the Chart label. Wright recorded more duets, including additional ones with Tom Tall, who followed her to the Chart label. Her sound began to change in the 1960s, acquiring more of a

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flavor. A series of one-off label recordings followed, including a couple for Jack Gale's Gallery 11 label, one for Travel and a couple for Cayce. Wright also cut an album for Playback Records featuring

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standards with

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accompaniment. At this time Wright's popularity began to rise in the

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market. Her first German success was the album ''Ginny Wright's Songs & Duets''. This was followed by another album on the Bear Family label titled ''Whirlwind''; her duets with Tom Tall were issued on a separate LP under his name. These albums are out of print and the original singles are very rare. Wright was inducted into the

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in 2003; and a year later, Bear Family released a CD containing most of Wright and Tom Tall's Fabor recordings. Ginny died on September 5, 2021. Her funeral was held on September 9 in Twin City, GA. She was laid to rest in Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

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