Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Acting 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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2020 Self (archive footage)
2013 Self
2012 Self (archive footage)
2008 Himself
2008 Self - Keyboards & Vocals
2008 Self - Keyboards, Vocals
2007 Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
2007 Self
2005 Self - Keyboards
2005 Self
2005 Self - Keyboards
1997 Self
1994 Self
1989 Self - Keyboard, Vocals
1989 Self - keyboards, vocals
1984 Self
1982 Musician
1980 Self - Keyboards
1975 Self - Pink Floyd
1973 Songs
1972 Self - Keyboard, Backing Vocals
1972 Original Music Composer
1971 Self - Pink Floyd
1970 Self
1970 Original Music Composer
1969 Original Music Composer
Keyboards and vocals