Edna Wright was born on February 2, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was married to Greg Perry. She died on September 12, 2020 in Encino, California, USA.
Sang backup for the Righteous Brothers, Ray Charles, Johnny Rivers, Cher, Kim Carnes, U2, Aaron Neville and Andrae Crouch.
In 2016 she wad honored with the 2016 National Rhythm and Blues Music Society Unsung Heroine Awards.
Best known as the lead singer of Honey Cone, the girl group that went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Want Ads" in 1971. The group split up in 1973.
Suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.