Earl Wright (September 27, 1948 – August 7, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and Vietnam veteran from Memphis, Tennessee.
Wright wrote Southern blues songs in the 1960s before being drafted in the Vietnam War.
Wright attended Manassas High School (along with Isaac Hayes) where he graduated in 1968.
Wright began his writing career in the heart of Memphis, home to Stax Records and the renowned Willie Mitchell.
[1] Wright later recorded and wrote two songs which became hits in the United Kingdom, "Them Love Blues" and "I Don't Know".