O.V. Wright

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O.V. Wright was a soul singer who achieved fame working with producer Willie Mitchell in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of his records, such as A Nickel, A Nail, & The Ace of Spades and Into Something(I Can't Shake Loose) are now out of print. His song, "Motherless Child" was sampled on the Ghostface Killah album, Ironman on a song also called "Motherless Child." It and another O.V. 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.

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