Ginny Wright
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Ginny Wright is an American country music singer. She was born in Twin City, Georgia during the 1930s, first sang in glee clubs, and studied opera. She began performing country music in the early 1950s, eventually recording a duet with Jim Reeves, "I Love You," that hit number 1.
Her first single was on the Triple A label, following her discovery by deejay Jack Gale. Ginny next signed with the Fabor label on the West Coast. After taking a break from her career in the mid-1950s to raise a family, she re-entered country music in the 1960s, cutting a few singles for the Chart label. Ginny recorded more duets, and apart from Jim Reeves her most consistent partner was Tom Tall (real name Tommy Lee Guthrie). Tom Tall would later follow Ginny to the Chart label. A single called I Want You to Want Me gained Ginny more success in the country charts.
Her sound began to change in the 1960s, acquiring more of a Nashville flavor. A series of one-off label recordings followed, including a couple for Jack Gale's Gallery 11 label,one for Travel and a couple for Cayce. Ginny cut also an album for Playback Records featuring Gospel standards with organ accompaniment.
At this time Ginny's popularity began to rise in the German market. Her first German success was the album Ginny Wright's Songs & Duets. This was followed by another album on the Bear Family label titled Whirlwind; her duets with Tom Tall were issued on a separate LP under his name. These albums are now out of print and the original singles are very rare.
Ginny was inducted into the Louisiana Hayride Hall Of Fame in 2003, and, a year later, Bear Family released a CD containing most of Wright and Tom Tall's Fabor recordings.
