Sandra Wright: Wounded Woman (1974)

Sandra Wright began singing at the age of four and continued through school and church, eventually training to be an Opera singer at Tennessee State University (TSU). Born and raised in Memphis, TN, Sandra remembers the blues and barbeque of Beale Street; her first cousin was Blues legend Memphis Slim. While attending TSU, Sandra entered a talent contest where she met "Sweet" Charles Sherrelle who was a member of the talent contest backing band and who has encouraged her to sing. Actually she won singing R&B. After college Sandra hit the road with the Canned Souls for three years. The group was named Cashbox magazine's "Newcomers picked to click in 1969-70'' for their single, ‘Unbelievable.’ They split up in 1971 and, three years later, Sandra recorded an album for Stax / Truth records, Wounded Woman, which was never released on Stax. Demon Records released Wounded Woman in 1989 for the first time. After Stax was lost to the IRS, Sandra sang at the New Modern Era club in Nashville for 17 years. She sang on numerous radio and TV jingles throughout her time in Nashville too, and in 1986, she joined the Nashville Minstrel Players. By 1990, she was working as the lead singer for another Nashville R&B group, Bordello, leaving for half a year to open for Clarence "Gatemouth'' Brown. After her touring with Brown, Wright formed her own group and toured the country. The Sandra Wright Band recorded their debut in 1992 and later that year relocated to Vermont. She continues to tour with her blues and soul group and also tours with a jazz trio from her home in Vermont. Titles on Sandra's sought-after classic 1974 debut include: 'Please Don't Say Goodbye,' 'I Come Running Back,' 'Lovin' You, Lovin' Me' and 'Midnight Affair.' http://www.discogs.com/, http://www.allmusic.com/

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