Kitty Wells Johnnie and Ruby Wright Jack Anglin Roy Acuff RKO Palace New York 1955

Ruby Wright (October 27, 1939 – September 27, 2009) was an American country music singer-songwriter. Wright was the daughter of country singers Kitty Wells and

Johnnie Wright Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. (May 13, 1914 – September 27, 2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country musi ...

. She sang with her parents as a young girl and at age 13, was signed by RCA Records as Ruby Wells because there was also a Ruby Wright who was a pop singer. In the mid-1950s, she became part of an all-girl trio, 'Nita, Rita and Ruby. The Nita of the trio was

Anita Carter Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 – July 29, 1999) was an American singer who played upright bass, guitar, and autoharp. She performed with her sisters, Helen and June, and her mother, Maybelle, initially under the name The Carter Sisters an ...

of the well-known Carter Family. Working with Chet Atkins, the young singers enjoyed some success on record. Strictly a recording group, they did not make personal appearances or tours; Rita had a problem with stage fright which eventually meant the break-up of the trio. After the trio disbanded, Ruby began singing with her sister, Carol Sue, as The Wright Sisters. They were signed to a recording contract by Cadence Records also under the direction of Chet Atkins. Ruby also made some recordings as Ruby Wells with her father and uncle as

Johnnie and Jack Johnnie & Jack were an American country music duo, composed of Johnnie Wright (1914–2011) and Jack Anglin (1916–1963). The duo became members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s. Between 1951 and 1962, the duo released several singles on the R ...

and Ruby. Her most successful single was "Dern Ya", an answer to

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...

's " Dang Me". She signed with

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in 1966. Wright recorded for

Plantation Records Plantation Records was a country music record label of the 1960s and 1970s helmed by Shelby Singleton. The label is best known for Jeannie C. Riley's 1968 hit "Harper Valley PTA", which topped both the country and ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. ...

and Scorpion Records, as well as other small labels during the 1970s. Wright died of heart-related illness on September 27, 2009, a month before her 70th birthday. She was survived by her parents, Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells; son, Larry Stephenson; daughters, Kitty Ervin and Corrie (Brad) Cluck; brother,

Bobby Wright John Robert "Bobby" Wright (born March 30, 1942) is an American country music singer. He is the middle child and the only son of country singers Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells. Biography He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. ...

; sister, Carol Sue Sturdivant; 3 grandchildren, Kourtney Wingert, Kaitlin Ervin and Brandon Ervin; great-grandchildren, Max Wingert and Aaron Key. Her father, Johnnie, died on September 27, 2011, exactly two years after Ruby's death.

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* Ruby Wrightat '' Allmusic'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Ruby 1939 births 2009 deaths American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee 20th-century American singers Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 20th-century American women singers Country musicians from Tennessee 21st-century American women