Priscilla Wright (born August 14, 1940 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian singer, most famous for the song " The Man in the Raincoat", which she first released in 1955, and re-recorded in 1988.

Biography

Wright's father was choir conductor and composer Don Wright, and her maternal grandfather was Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen. Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "The Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S. and hit No. 16 on ''

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, and sang with

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. In 1991, she signed to Attic Records after a hiatus and released the album ''When You Love Somebody''. In 1993 she was nominated for a

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for Most Promising Artist.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Priscilla 1940 births Living people Canadian women country singers Canadian country singer-songwriters Musicians from London, Ontario 20th-century Canadian women singers