TributeToSyreetaWright

b. Syreeta Wright, 3rd August 1946, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

d. 6th July 2004, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Born in Pittsburgh in 1946, Syreeta originally joined the Motown stable as a receptionist, however was later to become a performer after being discovered by Brian Holland.

Syreeta recorded under the name of Rita Wright, however, her birth name was Syreeta.

She began recording background vocals during the Sixties, releasing a single of her own in 1967.

That song was produced by Ashford and Simpson and was called 'I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You', a tune originally being intended for Diana Ross.