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  • BIRTH 28/07/1943
  • DEATH 15/09/2008
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOW 1
  • MOVIES 14

Richard Wright

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).

Richard Wright

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Classic Albums
Classic Albums
Self

Movies (14)

Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Self
David Gilmour : Live In Gdańsk
David Gilmour : Live In Gdańsk
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
Pink Floyd ‎– KQED
Pink Floyd ‎– KQED
Self
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Self - Keyboard, Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
Self
Stamping Ground
Stamping Ground
Self - Pink Floyd
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Self
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Self - keyboards, vocals
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of…
Self
Pink Floyd: The Later Years - PULSE
Pink Floyd: The Later Years - PULSE
Keyboards, Vocals