 Wright in 2000 | |
| Born | March 17, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Died | May 4, 2001 (aged 60) Lancaster, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Years active | 1958-1988 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter, artist |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, folk, pop rock, acoustic, rockabilly (early) |
| Spouse | Jenny Austin (m. 1961-2001) |
| Children | 3 |
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John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1941 – May 4, 2001), known artistically as Jeffrey Wright, was an American singer, musician, songwriter and artist. He was famously part of the psychedelic movement that influenced several artists and bands in the 60s with his band Love and Voodoo (then known as the Mummys before transitioning to psychedelic rock in the mid 60s) that started as a rockabilly band heavily influenced by artists such as Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry. Love and Voodoo would eventually break up in 1972 after creative disputes between the members of the band, leading Jeffrey and the group's other two members to go solo.
Wright's last known interview in 2001, a few weeks before his passing
Jeffrey died at the age of 60 of an ischemic stroke that had manifested itself in 1988 but was never treated, leading to his retirement and multiple health issues throughout the last 13 years of his life. His body was cremated and his ashes interred.
After retiring from music, Wright pursued a career in art, usually painting in a psychedelic art style. Wright often painted portraits of musicians such as Eric Fournier, Charles Manson, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, Jim Morrison and others, with his most notable piece being a 1999 portrait of Janis Joplin for an Alice in Chains concert poster.