Timothy Wright
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Timothy Wright, generally credited as Rev. Timothy Wright or Reverend Timothy Wright on recordings, was an American gospel singer and pastor.
Biography
Wright started on piano at age 12, and sang and composed for his church choir as a teenager at the St. John's Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God in Brooklyn.[1] He played piano for F.D. Washington and Isaac Douglas in the 1960s and 1970s, including on recordings, and he formed his own gospel ensemble in the mid-1970s, the Timothy Wright Concert Choir. He eventually became pastor of Grace Tabernacle COGIC in Crown Heights, New York, and issued albums regularly from 1990.[1]
Wright's 1994 album Come Thou Almighty King, with the New York Fellowship Mass Choir, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, as was his 1999 release Been There Done That.[2]
On July 4, 2008, Wright was critically injured in a car crash on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania, a crash which killed his wife and grandson as well as the driver of the oncoming car.[2] He died April 23, 2009 as a result of these injuries, at the age of 61.[2]
Discography
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| Title | Release Date | Label | U.S. Top Gospel Albums Peak[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testify | 1984 | 6 | |
| Live in Washington, D.C. | 1985 | 14 | |
| Hallelujah Is Highest | 1987 | 4 | |
| Jesus Will | 1987 | 19 | |
| Just Believe | 1990 | - | |
| Living in a World | 1992 | 38 | |
| Who's on the Lord's Side | 1989 | 3 | |
| I'm Glad About It | 1992 | 4 | |
| We Need a Miracle | 1993 | 20 | |
| Come Thou Almighty King | 1994 | 10 | |
| Moving in the Spirit | 1995 | - | |
| Live From London | 1996 | 36 | |
| Let Freedom Ring | 1997 | - | |
| Been There Done That | 1999 | - | |
| Story to Tell | 1999 | - | |
| I Here Music | 2002 | - | |
| Live in New York | 2003 | - | |
| Let's Celebrate (He Is Risen) | 2005 | - | |
| Jesus, Jesus, Jesus | 2007 | 13 | |
| Godfather of Gospel | 2009 | - |
References
- ^ a b Rev. Timothy Wright at Allmusic
- ^ a b c Timothy Wright, Famed Gospel Singer, Dies at 61. Billboard.com, April 24, 2009.
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic