Richard Wright
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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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Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
2024
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Astronomical Echoes
2024
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Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
2023
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Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
2023
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Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
2022
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Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
2021
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Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
2020
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Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
2019
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Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Documentaries and unreleased material
2019
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Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 3 - Pulse
2019
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Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 4: Knebworth Concert 1990
2019
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Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 5: Ian Emes Endless River Film
2019
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Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
2019
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Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Venice Concert 1989 & Knebworth Concert 1990
2019
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Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
2019
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Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation
2016
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Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation
2016
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Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation
2016
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Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation
2016
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Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 4: 1970: Devi/ation
2016
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Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 5: 1971: Reverber/ation
2016
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Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation
2016
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Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
2016
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Pink Floyd: The Endless River
2014
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Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
2014
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Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
2014
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Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
2014
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Chit Chat with Oysters
2013
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Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
2012
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Pink Floyd - Divided We Fall - The Wall: Live At Earl‘s Court
2012
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Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
2012
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Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
2011
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Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
2011
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Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
2011
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Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
2011
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Pink Floyd – The Best of Pink Floyd
2011
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
2011
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The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
2010
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Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
2010
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David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
2008
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David Gilmour : Live In Gdańsk
2008
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A Technicolor Dream
2008
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Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review
2008
as Richard Wright
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
2008
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The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
2007
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David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
2007
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David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2007
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Seven Ages of Rock
2007
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Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
2007
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Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
2007
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Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
2007
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Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
2006
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David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
2006
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Live 8
2005
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Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
2005
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Pink Floyd London '66-'67
2005
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Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
2005
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Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
2005
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Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
2005
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Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
2004
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Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
2004
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Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
2004
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Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
2004
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Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
2004
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Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
2004
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Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
2004
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Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
2003
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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
2003
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Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
2000
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Classic Albums
1997
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Pink Floyd: Pulse
1995
as Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
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Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
1990
as Self - keyboards
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
1989
as Self - Keyboard, Vocals
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
1989
as Self - keyboards, vocals
Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?
1988
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Superstars in Concert
1984
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Pink Floyd - The Wall, Live At The Earl's Court
1980
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
1980
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The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
1974
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Sound of the City: London 1964-73
1973
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Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
1972
as Self - Keyboard, Backing Vocals
Stamping Ground
1971
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Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
1970
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Pink Floyd – KQED
1970
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Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
1970
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Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
1970
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