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