R&B Pioneer Charles Wright Honored for Five Decade Career

Montana Diary · 02-09-2007, 10:23 AM

Heavily sampled R&B musician and producer Charles "Express Yourself" Wright will honored today (Feb. 9) for a music career that spans five decades.

Wright, a lyricist noted for being the founder and leader of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, will be in good company as honorees include legendary singer/musician Stevie Wonder, former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr.

The group will be recognized by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilwoman Janice Hahn at the event, which takes place at 10 a.m. in the John Ferrraro City Council Chambers at Los Angeles City Hall.

Music and acknowledgments will also be featured as well as the unveiling of the new Black Heritage Stamp by the Postmaster of Los Angeles.

After the council honors, the event will move to the South Lawn of City Hall. The ceremony marks the official kickoff of Los Angeles' African-American History Month.

During his career, Wright became known for a string of hits during the '60s and '70s, including "Express Yourself," "Do Your Thing," "Loveland," "Your Love (Means Everything To Me)" and the underground classic "Ninety Day Cycle People."

The entertainer's music has been covered by variety of rap artists, most notably N.W.A., who reworked Wright's "Express Yourself" into a gangsta rap classic featured on their breakthrough 1988 album, Straight Outta Compton.

Wright has also been sampled by groups like A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, Brand Nubian, Naughty By Nature, Silk Da' Shocker and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

unitymama · 03-21-2007, 07:44 AM

props on that..........

02-09-2007, 10:23 AM	#1
Montana Diary Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 2,845 Repped: 173 Repped 2,242 Times in 307 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	R&B Pioneer Charles Wright Honored for Five Decade Career R&B Pioneer Charles Wright Honored for Five Decade Career Heavily sampled R&B musician and producer Charles "Express Yourself" Wright will honored today (Feb. 9) for a music career that spans five decades. Wright, a lyricist noted for being the founder and leader of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, will be in good company as honorees include legendary singer/musician Stevie Wonder, former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr. The group will be recognized by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilwoman Janice Hahn at the event, which takes place at 10 a.m. in the John Ferrraro City Council Chambers at Los Angeles City Hall. Music and acknowledgments will also be featured as well as the unveiling of the new Black Heritage Stamp by the Postmaster of Los Angeles. After the council honors, the event will move to the South Lawn of City Hall. The ceremony marks the official kickoff of Los Angeles' African-American History Month. During his career, Wright became known for a string of hits during the '60s and '70s, including "Express Yourself," "Do Your Thing," "Loveland," "Your Love (Means Everything To Me)" and the underground classic "Ninety Day Cycle People." The entertainer's music has been covered by variety of rap artists, most notably N.W.A., who reworked Wright's "Express Yourself" into a gangsta rap classic featured on their breakthrough 1988 album, Straight Outta Compton. Wright has also been sampled by groups like A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, Brand Nubian, Naughty By Nature, Silk Da' Shocker and Sean "Diddy" Combs. __________________

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unitymama veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA. Posts: 6,445 Repped: 1,647 Repped 73 Times in 38 Posts Blog Entries: 3 Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 7 Posts	props on that..........