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Richard Wright
Born · July 28, 1943
Died · September 15, 2008 (65 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Bio
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).
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Self
0.0
2024
Astronomical Echoes
Self
10.0
2024
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-Ray)
Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3
10.0
2023
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Self (archive footage)
7.6
2023
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Self
10.0
2022
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Self
0.0
2021
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2020
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
Self
3.0
2019
Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Documentaries and unreleased material
Self
0.0
2019
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 3 - Pulse
Self
0.0
2019
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 4: Knebworth Concert 1990
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
6.3
2019
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 5: Ian Emes Endless River Film
Self
0.0
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
Self
8.0
2019
Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Venice Concert 1989 & Knebworth Concert 1990
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
0.0
2019
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
Self
0.0
2019
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation
Self
10.0
2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation
Self
10.0
2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation
Self
10.0
2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation
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10.0
2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 4: 1970: Devi/ation
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2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 5: 1971: Reverber/ation
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2016
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation
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10.0
2016
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
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9.0
2016
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
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8.0
2014
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
himself
0.0
2014
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
himself
0.0
2014
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
Self
0.0
2014
Chit Chat with Oysters
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0.0
2013
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2012
Pink Floyd - Divided We Fall - The Wall: Live At Earl‘s Court
Self
6.8
2012
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
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0.0
2012
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Self
0.0
2011
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
Self
0.0
2011
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
Self
0.0
2011
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
8.1
2011
Pink Floyd – The Best of Pink Floyd
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2011
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Self
6.0
2011
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
Self
7.3
2010
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
Self
5.8
2010
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
Self - Keyboards & Vocals
0.0
2008
David Gilmour : Live In Gdańsk
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
7.0
2008
A Technicolor Dream
Himself
7.0
2008
Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review
Richard Wright
6.0
2008
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
Self
10.0
2008
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Self
7.3
2007
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self
0.0
2007
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
7.7
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · (7 episodes)
9.0
2007
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2007
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
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6.0
2007
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
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0.0
2007
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
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0.0
2006
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
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0.0
2006
Live 8
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7.2
2005
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Self
7.0
2005
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Self - Keyboards (as Rick Wright)
6.6
2005
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
Self - Keyboards
9.0
2005
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
Self
5.9
2005
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
Self - Keyboards
10.0
2005
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
Self
0.0
2004
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
Self
0.0
2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
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0.0
2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
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0.0
2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
Self
0.0
2004
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
Self
0.0
2004
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Self
7.3
2003
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Self
7.7
2003
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
7.0
2000
Classic Albums
Self · (2 episodes)
7.7
1997
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
8.4
1995
Pink Floyd: The Story
Self
10.0
1994
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
Self - keyboards
8.0
1990
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
7.8
1989
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Self - keyboards, vocals
6.2
1989
Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?
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0.0
1988
Superstars in Concert
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0.0
1984
Pink Floyd - The Wall, Live At The Earl's Court
9.0
1980
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
Self - Keyboards
0.0
1980
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self - Pink Floyd · (1 episode)
6.0
1975
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
Self
8.0
1974
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Self
7.0
1973
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Self - Keyboard, Backing Vocals
8.1
1972
Stamping Ground
Self - Pink Floyd
6.7
1971
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Self
9.0
1970
Pink Floyd – KQED
Self
9.2
1970
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Self
0.0
1970
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
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0.0
1970
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
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