Richard Wright
Acting
Born: 1943-07-28 in London, England, UK
Biography
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).
Known For
Omnibus
Classic Albums
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self - Pink Floyd
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder
Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
David Gilmour: Remember That Night
Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
Live 8
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Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Self - keyboards, vocals
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Self
Pink Floyd: Live In Venice
Himself
Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990
Self
David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited
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Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder
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Superstars in Concert
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Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
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Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
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Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
Self
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989
self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation
Self
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
Self - keyboards
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation
Self
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Self
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Self
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981
Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
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Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation
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Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
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Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
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Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Self
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
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David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
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