Acting
Richard Wright
EN, IT, FR, ZH cinema · 115 credits
Born
28 July 1943
Died
15 September 2008 (aged 65)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Rick Wright · Pink Floyd · Richard William Wright
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
Filmography
Pink Floyd - Live at Brighton Dome 1972
as Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder
as Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981
as Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
as Keyboards, Vocals
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
as Vocals, Keyboards
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
as Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound Of Thunder (Re-edited & Restored)
as Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990
as Self
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
as Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
as Self (archive footage)
A Technicolor Dream
as Himself
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
as Self - Keyboards & Vocals
David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk
as Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
as Self (archive footage)
David Gilmour: Remember That Night
as Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
as Self - Keyboards
Live 8
as Self
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
as Self - Keyboards
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
as Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Pulse
as Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
as Self - keyboards
Pink Floyd in Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder
as Self - Keyboard / Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
as Self - keyboards, vocals
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Musician
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
as Self - Keyboards
Mars Men
Music
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
as Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Music
The Valley
Original Music Composer
Stamping Ground
as Self - Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd: KQED
as Self
Zabriskie Point
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