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Was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA;
Started singing in the Church Choir at the age of four;
played several instruments, such as trombone, baritone,
tuba,
drums and guitar at age 10;
made regular radio broadcasts in the USA at age 17;
gained popularity and did public appearances in Virginia,
Philadelphia and Washington DC;
made a special appearance with Mahalia Jackson at Carnegie
Hall in New York City;
toured with Mahalia Jackson for two years before joining
"The Golden Gate Quartet";
was a soloist with "The Golden Gate Quartet" for
18 years;
released together with "The Golden Gate Quartet"
over 30 albums;
performed with "The Golden Gate Quartet" in more
than 50 countries;
did command performances for Kings, Presidents and many
other dignitaries;
separated from "The Golden Gate Quartet" in 1971
to start a solo career;
sang with Line Renaud at the Casino de Paris for four years;
achieved great success at Galas shows in Germany, Switzerland,
Scandinavia, Russia and France;
performed on worlds largest passenger ship "FRANCE";
performed at a Paris Music Hall on the Champs Elysees for
one and half years;
awarded a gold medal by the German Red Cross for his song
"Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen";
was included in a special album compilation that sold more
300,000 copies in Germany alone;
released the album "Sixty Minute Man" in 1971;
released the albums "Jesus", "Heavenly Land"
and "Clyde Wright Sings Jesus" in 1973;
in 1979, Clyde Wright created the "Gospel Caravan Quartet"
for the "Gospel Caravan", a gospel musical which
received rave reviews in Paris. Clyde sang with Marion Williams,
Sally Martin as well as Tisha Campbell, a 9 year old who would
soon become a Hollywood superstar.
was knighted to the "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres"
by Jacques Toubon (French Minister of Culture);
returned as lead soloist with "The Golden Gate Quartet"
in 1984;
celebrated the 60th birthday of "The Golden Gate Quartet"
with a concert tour of 250 shows in 1994;
formed the group "The Gospel Caravan Trio" with
his son Mitchell in 1995;
released the album "Oh What A Day" in 1997;
performed at the American Cathedral in Paris in 1998 - fist
ever sell out at the cathedral;
performed at the renowned "Carlo Felice" opera
house in Genoa,Italy - second largest in Europe;
performed at the Salzburg Jazz Festival in October '99;
performed as the special guest in the renowned VS-Villingen
"Gospel Christmas Jubilee" in December '99.
2001 returns to the GOLDEN GATE QUARTET and now tours exclusively
with them.
directed and released the Golden Gate Quartet's album "Made
in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA" in 2002 (co-produced
by Clyde Wright,Denver Wright, Paul Brembly and Patrick Frémeaux.
Recorded and directed by Denver A. Wright)
directed and released the Golden Gate Quartet's album "The
Golden Gate Quartet & the Good Book" in September
2003
released his own life story book "Le fabuleux destin
de Clyde Wright, ténor du Golden Gate Quartet"
- written by Psyché (Editions Axiome/ Axiome Publishing)
in October 2003 |
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