Richard William Wright
(July,28th 1943 – September,15th 2008)
was an
English keyboardist
and songwriter
who co-founded
the progressive
rock band
Pink Floyd.
He appeared on almost
every
Pink Floyd album
and performed on
all of 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 achieved
commercial success
in 1967.
Barrett was replaced by
David Gilmour
in 1968,
who, along with
Waters and Wright,
took over songwriting.
Wright initially
contributed significantly
to the band as a
singer-songwriter,
writing and providing
lead vocals on
songs including
"Remember a Day"
and the single
"It Would Be So Nice"
(both 1968).
Later, Wright 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.
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