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Timothy Wright From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Timothy Wright (June 17, 1947 – April 24, 2009), [1] generally credited as Rev. Timothy Wright or Reverend Timothy Wright on recordings, was an American gospel singer and pastor . Biography Wright started on piano at age 12, and sang and composed for his church choir as a teenager at the St. John's Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God in Brooklyn . [2] He played piano for Bishop F. D. Washington and Isaac Douglas in the 1960s and 1970s, including on recordings, and he formed his own gospel ensemble in the mid-1970s, the Timothy Wright Concert Choir. He eventually became pastor of the Pentecostal Grace Tabernacle Christian Center Church of God in Christ located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn , and issued albums regularly from 1990. [2] [3] Wright's 1994 album Come Thou Almighty King , with the New York Fellowship Mass Choir, made Billboard ’s Top 20 chart for gospel albums and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, as was his 1999 release Been There Done That . [4] [5] On July 4, 2008, Wright was critically injured in a car crash on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania , a crash which killed his wife and grandson as well as the driver of the oncoming car. [4] He died April 24, 2009 as a result of these injuries, at the age of 61. [1] [4] Discography Title Release Date Label U.S. Top Gospel Albums Peak [6] Praise Him 1975 - Sunshine In My Soul' 1976 - Movin' in The Spirit 1980 - Testify 1983 Live At Washington Temple C.O.G.I.C. 1985 14 Hallelujah Is Highest Praise 1987 4 Jesus Will 1987 19 Just Believe 1989 - Living in a World 1988 38 Who's on the Lord's Side 1989 3 I'm Glad About It 1992 4 We Need a Miracle 1993 20 Come Thou Almighty King 1994 10 Moving in the Spirit 1995 - Live From London 1996 36 Let Freedom Ring 1997 - Been There Done That 1999 - Story to Tell 1999 - I Here Music 2002 - Live in New York 2003 - Let's Celebrate (He Is Risen) 2005 - Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 2007 13 Godfather of Gospel 2009 - References ^ Jump up to: a b Hevesi, Dennis (April 24, 2009). "Timothy D. Wright, Singer, Dies at 61" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 27, 2009 . ^ Jump up to: a b Rev. Timothy Wright at Allmusic Jump up ^ Staff writers (April 24, 2009). "Obituaries in the news" . Associated Press . Retrieved May 2, 2009 . ^ Jump up to: a b c Timothy Wright, Famed Gospel Singer, Dies at 61 . Billboard.com , April 24, 2009. Jump up ^ Eskridge, Sonya (April 27, 2009). "The Rev. Timothy Wright dies at 61" . Sister 2 Sister Magazine . Retrieved 2009-05-02 . Jump up ^ Billboard , Allmusic