Ruby Wright (January 8, 1914 – March 9, 2004) was an American

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Biography

Born in Anderson,

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, United States, she began singing with a trio of college girls in

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, Indiana. Though not very successful in the

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, she had two hits in the

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. The first, "

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", made number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1954, whilst in May 1959, her

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of " Three Stars" reached number 19. Her most popular recording was a Christmas single, written by Ruth Lyons, "Let's Light the Christmas Tree" which sold 250,000 copies in 1958. She also sang on the radio on

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, and appeared on Lyons show, "50-50 Club", for twenty years. Wright was married to bandleader,

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. She also sang in his orchestra. The couple had four daughters. A CD of Wright's

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, which contained a total of 27 songs, is entitled ''Ruby Wright Regular Girl'' (The King Recordings 1949–1959).

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* * 1914 births 2004 deaths American women singer-songwriters King Records artists Writers from Anderson, Indiana Musicians from Anderson, Indiana 20th-century American singer-songwriters 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women Singer-songwriters from Indiana {{US-singer-songwriter-stub