- was born in Charlotte, North Carolina,
USA;
- started singing in the Church Choir
at the age of four;
- played several instruments, such as
trombone, baritone, tuba, drums and guitar at age 10;
- made regular radio broadcasts in the
USA at age 17;
- gained popularity and did public appearances
in Virginia, Philadelphia and Washington DC;
- made a special appearance with Mahalia
Jackson at Carnegie Hall in New York City;
- toured with Mahalia Jackson
for two years before joining "The Golden Gate Quartet";
- was a soloist with "The Golden
Gate Quartet" for 18 years;
- released together with "The Golden
Gate Quartet" over 30 albums;
- performed with "The Golden Gate Quartet"
in more than 50 countries;
- did command performances for Kings,
Presidents and many other dignitaries;
- separated from "The Golden Gate Quartet"
in 1971 to start a solo career;
- sang with Line Renaud at the
Casino de Paris for four years;
- achieved great success at Galas shows
in Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Russia and France;
- performed on worlds largest passenger
ship "FRANCE";
- performed at a Paris Music Hall on
the Champs Elysees for one and half years;
- awarded a gold medal by the German
Red Cross for his song "Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen";
- was included in a special album compilation
that sold more 300,000 copies in Germany alone;
- released the album "Sixty Minute
Man" in 1971; released the
albums "Jesus", "Heavenly Land" and "Clyde Wright
Sings Jesus" in 1973;
- sang together with Marion Williams
and Sally Martin in the "Gospel Caravan";
- was knighted to the "Odre des Arts
et des Lettres" by Jacques Toubon (French Minister of Culture);
- returned as lead soloist with "The
Golden Gate Quartet" in 1984;
- celebrated the 60th birthday of "The
Golden Gate Quartet" with a concert tour of 250 shows in 1994;
- formed the group "The Gospel Caravan
Trio" with his son Mitchell in 1995;
- released the album "Oh What A Day"
in 1997;
- performed at the American Cathedral
in Paris in 1998 - fist ever sell out at the cathedral;
- performed at the renowned "Carlo Felice"
opera house in Genoa, Italy - second largest in Europe;
- performed at the Salzburg Jazz Festival
in October '99; performed as the
special guest in the renowned VS-Villingen "Gospel Christmas Jubilee"
in December '99.
- 2001 returns to the GOLDEN GATE QUARTET
and now tours exclusively with them.
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