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).
Known For
Himself
A Technicolor Dream
Self
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd: Pulse
Self
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Self - Keyboard, Backing Vocals
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Self
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
Self
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
Self
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
Self
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Self
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self (archive footage)
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
himself
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
himself
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
Self - Keyboards
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
Self - Keyboards & Vocals
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
Self
Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Documentaries and unreleased material
Self
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
Self
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
Self
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 3 - Pulse
Self
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
Self (archive footage)
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
Self
Superstars in Concert
Self
Live 8
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Self
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Self
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Self
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Self
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Self
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
Self
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre
Self
Le festin des huîtres
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
David Gilmour : Live In Gdańsk
Self
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Richard Wright
Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review
Self
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Self - Pink Floyd
Stamping Ground
Self
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation
Self
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation
Self
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation
Self
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 4: 1970: Devi/ation
Self
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 5: 1971: Reverber/ation
Self
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation
Self
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation
Self - Keyboards (as Rick Wright)
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Self - keyboards, vocals
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice
Self
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
Self
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Self
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Self - Keyboards
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
Self
Pink Floyd: The Story
Self
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
Self
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
Self - keyboards
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth
Self
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
Self
Pink Floyd: KQED
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Venice Concert 1989 & Knebworth Concert 1990
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 4: Knebworth Concert 1990
Self
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
Self
Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?
Self
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
Self
Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 5: Ian Emes Endless River Film
Self
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Self
Pink Floyd: Atom Heart Mother
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
Self
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
Self
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
Self - Keyboards
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
Self
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Self
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
self
Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals
self
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
self
Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989
self
Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
Keyboards and vocals
Pink Floyd (Live at Brighton Dome) 1972
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court
Vocals, Keyboards
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
94
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-07-28
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
Rick Wright