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).

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Richard Wright — movies and TV shows

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Omnibus

1967

Classic Albums

1997

Seven Ages of Rock

2007

Pink Floyd in Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder

1989

Pink Floyd: Pulse

1995

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

1972

Live 8

2005

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

2023

Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival

1970

Stamping Ground

1971

Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder

2026

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation

2016

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation

2016

David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk

2008

Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019

2019

David Gilmour: Remember That Night

2007

Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972

2016

Pink Floyd: The Story

1994

Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

2003

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

2012

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1

2014

Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968

1968

Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court

1980

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Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation

2016

Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)

2007

Pink Floyd: Live in Venice

1989

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation

2016

David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine

2007

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation

2016

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)

2025

Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981

2026

Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez

1970

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

2000

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)

2023

Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder

2019

Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert

2005

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation

2016

Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth

1990

Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd

2010

Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd

2024

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (The Director's Cut )

Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983

2007

Pink Floyd: Live In Venice

1989

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth

2010

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

1970

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

2003

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)

2011

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Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes

2006

Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974

2005

Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)

2012

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)

2023

Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990

2019

The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?

2007

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

2011

Superstars in Concert

1984

Pink Floyd - Live at Brighton Dome 1972

Chit Chat with Oysters

2013

Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989

1989

Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice

2020

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