John "Bobby" Wright, actor and singer, dies at 84
Wright, a country singer with more than 20 Billboard chart singles, died at his home in Madison, Tennessee, his family said.
John "Bobby" Wright, an actor and country singer, died on Tuesday, October 27, at his home in Madison, Tennessee, at age 84, according to Deadline. His family announced the death, stating he died peacefully surrounded by loved ones.
As Bobby Wright, he placed more than 20 singles on the Billboard Country Songs chart between 1967 and 1979. His biggest country hit was 1971's "Here I Go Again," which reached No. 13.
Wright was the son of country music figures Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright. He toured with the Kitty Wells Johnnie Wright and Bobby Wright family show until 2007.
He was a cast member of the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy, which ran on ABC from 1962 to 1966 and launched two feature films, 1964's McHale's Navy and 1965's McHale's Navy Joins The Air Force.
In 1952, Kitty Wells topped the U.S. charts with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." Wright's mother died in 2012, his father in 2011, and his sister Ruby Wright Taylor in 2009.
Quick answers
How old was John "Bobby" Wright when he died?
He was 84 and died at his home in Madison, Tennessee, on Tuesday, October 27.
What was John "Bobby" Wright's biggest country hit?
1971's "Here I Go Again," which reached No. 13 on the Billboard Country Songs chart.