the Ghostface Killah album Ironman and on the Sunset Park movie soundtrack on a song also called "Motherless Child". That and another Wright recording, "Let's Straighten It Out", have been published on Shaolin Soul, a compilation of tracks that have been sampled by the Wu-Tang Clan and its members. "Let's Straighten It Out" was sampled in a Wu-Tang Clan song called "America" from the charity compilation album America Is Dying Slowly. "Ace of Spades" was sampled by Slim Thug and the Boss Hogg Outlawz on a song named "Recognize A Playa". Wright has been a big influence on many soul and blues singers, including Robert Cray, Otis Clay, Taj Mahal as well as young soul singer Reggie Sears, among many others. Johnny Rawls joined Wright's backing band in the mid-1970s, and played together with Wright until the latter's death in 1980. The band then continued billed as the O.V. Wright Band for another 13 years, and toured and performed with other musicians over this time span. These included B.B. King, Little Milton, Bobby Bland, Little Johnny Taylor, and Blues Boy Willie. Discography Albums 1965: (If It Is) Only For Tonight (Back Beat Records) 1967: 8 Men And 4 Women (Back Beat Records) 1968: Nucleus of Soul (Back Beat Records) 1971: A Nickel and a Nail And Ace of Spades (Back Beat Records) 1973: Memphis Unlimited (Back Beat Records) 1977: Into Something I Can't Shake Loose (Hi Records) 1977: The Wright Stuff (Hi Records) 1978: The Bottom Line (Hi Records) 1979: O.V. Wright Live (Hi Records) 1979: We're Still Together (Hi Records) Chart singles References External links O.V. Wright at Hi Records in Memphis MySpace tribute page O.V. Wright Memorial Fund 1939 births 1980 deaths American soul singers American gospel singers Singers from Tennessee ABC Records artists Hi Records artists P-Vine Records artists 20th-century African-American male singers