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Richard Wright
1943-07-28 · London, England, UK
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on all their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. Wright grew up in Hatch End, Middlesex, and met his future Pink Floyd bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason while studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic, London. After being joined by frontman and songwriter Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd found commercial success in 1967. Barrett was replaced by David Gilmour in 1968, who, along with Waters and Wright, took over songwriting. Initially contributing more as a singer-songwriter, Wright later acted mainly as an arranger on compositions by Waters and Gilmour. He began to contribute less towards the end of the 1970s and left the band after touring The Wall in 1981. He rejoined as a session player in 1987 for A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and rejoined full-time for The Division Bell in 1994. Sessions with Wright during this period were later released on the 2014 album The Endless River. Away from Pink Floyd, Wright recorded two solo albums and was briefly active in the pop duo Zee with Dave Harris of Fashion. Following Pink Floyd's Live 8 appearance in 2005, he became part of Gilmour's touring band, singing occasional lead vocals on songs such as "Arnold Layne". Wright died from lung cancer in London in September 2008, aged 65. Wright's jazz influences and distinctive keyboard playing were an important part of the Pink Floyd sound. As well as playing Farfisa and Hammond organs and Kurzweil synthesisers, he sang regularly in the band and took lead vocals on songs such as "Remember a Day" (1968), "Time" (1973) and "Wearing the Inside Out" (1994).
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
Zabriskie Point
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Pink Floyd: Pulse
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Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
The Valley
Pink Floyd in Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Live 8
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
David Gilmour: Remember That Night
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Movie credits · 112
Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
Eternal Return - PINK Edition
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Experience
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990
Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
Chit Chat with Oysters
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
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