Richard Wright (musician)

Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician, composer, singer and songwriter, best known for his career with Pink Floyd.^[1]

A multi-instrumentalist, Wright's richly textured keyboard layers were a vital ingredient and a distinctive characteristic of Pink Floyd's sound.

Wright frequently sang harmony and occasionally lead vocals on stage

and in the studio with Pink Floyd

(most notably on the songs "Time", "Echoes",

"Wearing the Inside Out", "Astronomy Domine" and "Matilda Mother").

Though not as prolific a songwriter as his band mates Roger Waters,

Syd Barrett and David Gilmour, he wrote significant parts of the music

for classic albums such as Meddle, The Dark Side of the Moon and

Wish You Were Here,

as well as for Pink Floyd's final studio album The Division Bell.

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Richard Wright
Wright performing in Munich, Germany, on 29 July 2006
Background information
Birth name	Richard William Wright
Also known as	Rick Wright
Born	28 July 1943 Hatch End, Middlesex, England
Origin	London, England
Died	15 September 2008 (aged 65) London, England
Genres	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, electronic music, jazz, art rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instruments	Keyboards, vocals, vibraphone, xylophone, Appalachian dulcimer, Hammond organ, trombone, trumpet, cello, violin, guitar, bass guitar, percussion
Years active	1962–2008
Labels	Capitol, Columbia, EMI, Harvest
	Pink Floyd, Zee, David Gilmour, The Screaming Abdabs (Sigma 6)