Richard Wright
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-07-28
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Richard Wright
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).
Also Known For
A Technicolor Dream
Aug 08, 2008
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Mar 24, 2003
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Jun 13, 1995
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Jun 01, 2003
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Oct 25, 1972
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
Mar 08, 2010
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
May 31, 2005
Pink Floyd - Divided We Fall - The Wall: Live At Earl‘s Court
Feb 27, 2012
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
Dec 13, 2019
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
May 01, 1970
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Aug 30, 2000
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
May 15, 2023
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
Sep 03, 2014
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
Sep 03, 2014
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
Jan 20, 2005
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
Sep 27, 2008
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
Oct 13, 2023
Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Documentaries and unreleased material
Dec 13, 2019
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
Nov 08, 2011
Pink Floyd - The Wall, Live At The Earl's Court
Aug 08, 1980
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
Nov 16, 1974
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Jul 21, 1989
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 3 - Pulse
Dec 13, 2019
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Sep 16, 2022
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
Jan 01, 2011
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Jan 01, 2007
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
Jan 01, 2004
Superstars in Concert
Jan 01, 1984
Live 8
Nov 07, 2005
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Jan 01, 2011
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Aug 04, 2021
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Jun 28, 2024
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
Jul 01, 2014
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Sep 06, 2007
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Aug 08, 1970
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
Nov 12, 2014
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
Mar 07, 2006
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
May 28, 2011
Chit Chat with Oysters
Oct 11, 2013
David Gilmour : Live In Gdańsk
Sep 22, 2008
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Oct 04, 2005
Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review
Apr 07, 2008
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Dec 06, 2011
Stamping Ground
Oct 14, 1971
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 4: 1970: Devi/ation
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 5: 1971: Reverber/ation
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Sep 13, 2005
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Jul 15, 1989
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
Jan 01, 2008
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Jun 01, 1973
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Dec 07, 2007
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
Jul 02, 2005
Pink Floyd: The Story
Nov 15, 1994
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
Jun 16, 2006
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
Jun 20, 2010
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
Jun 30, 1990
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
Nov 29, 2019
Pink Floyd – KQED
Jun 25, 1970
Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Venice Concert 1989 & Knebworth Concert 1990
Nov 29, 2019
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 4: Knebworth Concert 1990
Dec 13, 2019
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
Oct 01, 2019
Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?
Jul 31, 1988
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Sep 17, 2007
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
Nov 11, 2016
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 5: Ian Emes Endless River Film
Dec 13, 2019
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Apr 29, 1970
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Jan 01, 2007
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
Jan 01, 2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
Jan 01, 2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
Jan 01, 2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
Jan 01, 2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
Jan 01, 2004
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
Sep 27, 2011
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
Jul 05, 2004
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
Feb 27, 1980
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
Jan 01, 2007
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Oct 01, 2020
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
Feb 27, 2012
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Jun 26, 2012
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
Richard Wright: Wet Dream (2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)
Oct 20, 2023
Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals
Aug 07, 1987
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Apr 26, 1975
Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989
Jun 08, 1989
Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto
Jul 07, 1994
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
May 01, 1970
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
Jun 15, 1971
Classic Albums
Apr 14, 1997
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Jan 12, 1975
