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((Short description|American country music singer-songwriter (1914–2011)))
((Use mdy dates|date=October 2020))
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((Infobox person
| name             = Johnnie Wright
| image            = Johnnie Wright 1964.jpg
| caption          = Wright in 1964
| birth_name       = Johnnie Robert Wright Jr.
| birth_date       = ((birth date|1914|5|13))
| birth_place      = [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date       = ((death date and age|2011|9|27|1914|5|13))
| death_place      = [[Madison, Tennessee]], U.S.
| occupation       = Singer-songwriter
| years_active     = 1939–2000
| spouse           = ((marriage|[[Kitty Wells]]|October 30, 1937))
| children         = 3, including [[Ruby Wright (country singer)|Ruby]] and [[Bobby Wright|Bobby]]
| module           = ((Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument       = Vocals, guitar
| genre            = [[Country music|Country]]
| label            = [[Decca Records|Decca]], Rubocca
| past_member_of   = [[Johnnie & Jack]]
))
))

'''Johnnie Robert Wright Jr.''' (May 13, 1914<ref name="LarkinCountry">((cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|pages=464/6))</ref> – September 27, 2011)<ref name="Obit"/> was an American [[country music]] singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with [[Jack Anglin]] as the popular duo [[Johnnie & Jack]], and was also the husband of country music star [[Kitty Wells]].

==Biography==
===Early life and career===
Born in [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee]], United States,<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> Wright first performed with Anglin in 1936. On October 30, 1937, he married [[Kitty Wells]].<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> The two, along with Wright's sister Louise, performed as [[Johnnie Wright & the Harmony Girls]].<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> In 1939, Wright and Anglin formed the duo Johnnie & Jack.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> They teamed up full-time in the 1940s and, except for the time Anglin spent overseas during [[World War II]], remained together for more than two decades.

In 1952, Johnnie & Jack's "Poison Love" took them to the [[Grand Ole Opry]], where the duo, along with Wells, were invited to join and where they remained for 15 years. Following Anglin's death in an automobile accident in 1963, Wright continued performing and releasing records.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> After his name was misspelled on a record label, Wright changed his name from Johnnie to Johnny.<ref name=obit2/>

Johnnie Wright was a founding member of the [[Country Music Association]] and turned down the offer to be its first president. He was also involved in the effort to build the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]]. Although, Wright has not yet been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

In 1964, he and his [[Tennessee Mountain Boys]] had a Top 25 hit with "[[Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart]]".<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> The following year, he had success with the [[Tom T. Hall]]-penned, "[[Hello Vietnam]]", a No. 1 hit.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> In 1968, he and Wells recorded an autobiographical duet, "We'll Stick Together",<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> and continued playing live shows together through 2007.<ref name=obit2/>

===Later years===
In 1983, Wright and Wells opened the Family Country Junction Museum and Studio in their hometown of [[Madison, Tennessee]]. They closed the museum in October 2000, but their grandson, John Sturdivant Jr. kept the Junction Recording Studio operating.

Director [[Stanley Kubrick]] included Wright's song "Hello Vietnam" in the soundtrack for the 1987 film, ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''.

Wright joined producers [[Randall Franks]] and [[Alan Autry]] for the 1991 CD ''Christmas Time's A Comin''' featuring the cast of the TV series, ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV Series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''. He performed along with Kitty Wells and Bobby Wright on "Jingle Bells", with the rest of the cast.

On December 31, 2000, the duo performed their farewell concert at the Nashville Nightlife Theater in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. They played to a full house of fans, family and friends that included [[Ricky Skaggs]], [[The Whites]], [[Marty Stuart]], [[Connie Smith]], [[Leona Williams]], [[Tommy Cash]], [[Jack Greene]], [[Jean Shepard]] and comedian-impressionist, Johnny Counterfit.

===Personal life===
[[Kitty Wells]] and Johnnie Wright were married on October 30, 1937.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> Together they had three children, [[Ruby Wright (country singer)|Ruby]] (1939–2009), [[Bobby Wright|Bobby]].,<ref name="whitburn">((cite book|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|date=2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2|page=476))</ref> and Carol Sue. Each of their children enjoyed minor success individually as recording artists. Ruby, with a hit called "Dern 'Ya", an "[[answer song]]" to [[Roger Miller]]'s "[[Dang Me]]"; and Bobby, with a series of country-pop hits in the early to mid-1970s, including "[[Seasons in the Sun]]" (covering [[Terry Jacks]]' No. 1 pop hit from 1974). Carol Sue, on a mid-1950s duet with Wells, titled "How Far is Heaven". Carol Sue and Ruby also had success with a pop hit as The Wright Sisters with "That's Ok" in the early 1960s. All three children performed as part of their parents' road show, while growing up.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/>

Johnnie Wright died at his home of [[natural causes]] in Madison, Tennessee on September 27, 2011,<ref name="Obit">((cite web|url=http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/09/27/johnnie-wright-county-star-and-husband-of-kitty-wells-dies-at-97/|title=Johnnie Wright, country star and husband of Kitty Wells, dies at 97|last=Cooper|first=Peter|date=September 27, 2011|newspaper=[[The Tennessean]]|access-date=September 27, 2011))</ref> exactly two years after older daughter Ruby's death; and 33 days short of his 74th wedding anniversary with Wells. Wright had been in failing health for some time. He was survived by his wife of 73 years and their two surviving children Bobby and Carol Sue, plus eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit2>((cite web|url=http://www.springhillfh.com/obituary/user/show/template?id=47579|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216200344/http://www.springhillfh.com/obituary/user/show/template?id=47579|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title=Johnnie Wright Obituary|date=September 27, 2011|publisher=Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery|access-date=January 8, 2013))</ref>

Wright's widow [[Kitty Wells]] followed him in death less than ten months later on July 16, 2012.<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.wkrn.com/story/19036508/kitty-wells-dies |title='Queen of Country Music' Kitty Wells Dies |date=July 16, 2012 |publisher=WKRN-TV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718195828/http://www.wkrn.com/story/19036508/kitty-wells-dies |archive-date=July 18, 2012 ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1535397&fh_id=11410|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222081908/http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1535397&fh_id=11410|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2013|title=Kitty Wells Obituary|date=July 16, 2012|publisher=Austin & Bell Funeral Home|access-date=January 8, 2013))</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Album details
! width="45"| <small>[[Top Country Albums|US Country]]</small>
|-
| 1965
| '''''Hello Vietnam'''''
* Released: October 1965
* Label: [[Decca Records]]
| align="center"| 5
|-
| 1966
| '''''Country Music Special'''''
* Released: June 1966
* Label: Decca Records
| align="center"| 40
|-
| 1967
| '''''Country… The Wright Way'''''
* Released: June 1967
* Label: Decca Records
| align="center"| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1968
| '''''Johnnie Wright Sings Country Favorites'''''
* Released: 1968
* Label: Decca Records
| align="center"| —
|-
| '''''We'll Stick Together''''' <small>(with [[Kitty Wells]])</small>
* Released: August 1968
* Label: Decca Records
| align="center"| 30
|-
| 1972
| '''''Kitty Wells & Johnny Wright Sing<br />Heartwarming Gospel Songs''''' <small>(with Kitty Wells)</small>
* Released: January 1972
* Label: Decca Records
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1980
| '''''Johnnie Wright'''''
* Released: 1980
* Label: Rubocca
| align="center"| —
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Single
! width="45"| <small>[[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]</small>
! width="45"| <small>[[Cashbox (magazine)|US ''Cash Box'' Country]]</small>
! Album
|-
| 1963
| "Sweet Snow Dear"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 40
| rowspan="5"| ''Hello Vietnam''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1964
| "[[Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart]]"
| align="center"| 22
| align="center"| 41
|-
| "Don't Give Up the Ship"
| align="center"| 37
| align="center"| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1965
| "Blame It on the Moonlight"
| align="center"| 28
| align="center"| 31
|-
| "[[Hello Vietnam]]"
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 1
|-
| "Keep the Flag Flying"
| align="center"| 31
| align="center"| 9
| rowspan="2"| ''Country Music Special''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1966
| "Nickels, Quarters and Dimes"
| align="center"| 31
| align="center"| 28
|-
| "I'm Doing This for Daddy"
| align="center"| 53
| align="center"| 44
| rowspan="2"| ''Country… The Wright Way''
|-
| "Mama's Little Jewel"
| align="center"| 50
| align="center"| 42
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1967
| "Ole Honky Tonk"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 50
| ''Johnnie Wright Sings Country Favorites''
|-
| "American Power"
| align="center"| 66
| align="center"| 32
| non-album single
|-
| "Music to Cry By"
| align="center"| 69
| align="center"| —
| rowspan="2"| ''Johnnie Wright Sings Country Favorites''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1968
| "Atlanta Georgia Baby"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "We'll Stick Together" <small>(with [[Kitty Wells]])</small>
| align="center"| 54
| align="center"| 25
| ''We'll Stick Together''
|-
| "(They Always Come Out) Smellin' Like a Rose"
| align="center"| 66
| align="center"| 58
| rowspan="14"| non-album singles
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1969
| "Love Ain't Gonna Die (I'm Gonna Have to Kill It)"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Sing a Song About Love"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1970
| "A Dear John Letter"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Love Everybody"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Where the Heart Aches Hang Around"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1971
| "Old Honky Tonk"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "High Cost of Livin'"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "South in New Orleans"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1972
| "Doo-Hickey"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1973
| "Ode to a Country Bar"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1974
| "Wild Passionate Lover"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1976
| "I Never Told Him I Loved You"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1980
| "Pressure"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| ''Johnnie Wright''
|-
| 1982
| "Just a Simple Bouquet"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| rowspan="2"| non-album singles
|-
| 1984
| "The King Went on a Journey"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|}

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((commons category))
*[((AllMusic|class=artist|id=p30207/biography|pure_url=yes)) Biography of Johnnie & Jack on allmusic.com]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/johnny-wright Johnnie Wright Interview] NAMM Oral History Library (2004)
*[https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110911 Johnnie Wright recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]

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