The Wrights is an American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
duo composed of husband and wife Adam Wright and Shannon Wright. Adam Wright is also the nephew of country music artist
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many o ...
.
Adam and Shannon Wright met in 1998 after he filled in for a musician in her band in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
.
The two started out writing songs together, eventually marrying and moving to
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
in 2002.
[ AllMusic ((( The Wrights > Biography )))/ref> Two of the duo's songs can be found on Jackson's 2004 album '' What I Do''.
A year later, the Wrights' debut album, ''Down This Road'', was released on Jackson's personal label, ACR (Alan's Country Records), in association with ]RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
. Adam and Shannon wrote all of the songs on their album.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
The Wrights
on Myspace
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Country music groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
Country music duos
RCA Records artists
Musical groups from Atlanta
Married couples
Musical groups established in 1998
Male–female musical duos