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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.
Sep 16, 2008 · Richard Wright, the keyboardist whose somber, monumental sounds were at the core of Pink Floyd’s art-rock that has sold millions and millions of albums, died Monday in London, where he had...
Sep 15, 2008 · Wright been a founding member of Pink Floyd, and a key element in the legendary psych-rock outfit's musical DNA as a spacious, enveloping keyboardist and singer. But he ended up falling out of...
Sep 15, 2018 · We look back at 12 tracks that show off the brilliance of Rick Wright, Pink Floyd's late keyboardist and sometime singer-songwriter.
Dec 14, 2023 · Pink Floyd co-founder Richard Wright redefined the idea of ‘the quiet one’ in rock. Discreet to the point at times of invisibility, Wright made other legendary taciturn group members such as John Entwistle or George Harrison seem positively garrulous in comparison.
Sep 15, 2008 · LONDON — Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. Pink Floyd’s spokesman Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist, said Wright...
Richard William Wright (b.July 28, 1943 – d. September 15, 2008) was an English pianist, keyboardist and songwriter, best known for his career with Pink Floyd. Wright’s richly textured keyboard layers were a vital ingredient and a distinctive characteristic of Pink Floyd’s sound.
Sep 18, 2008 · Richard Wright, the Pink Floyd keyboardist who died of cancer at age 65, didn't play many solos or sing lead on anything you're likely to remember. He had just two moments to himself in the ...
As a founder member, Richard’s part in the Pink Floyd story runs from the band’s inception to the posthumous ‘Endless River’. A hiatus after ‘The Wall’ until re-joining for Momentary Lapse of Reason is well documented but with little clarity.
Sep 15, 2008 · But for me, the heart and soul of Pink Floyd was always keyboardist Richard Wright, who died today at age 65. I first heard the music of Pink Floyd, thanks to an older brother, when I was...